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Historic Earthquake
1938 Japan Earthquake
10 June 1938 · Sw Ryukyu Islands · Japan
On 10 June 1938 at 09:53 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Japan (Sw Ryukyu Islands), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the Okinawa Plate, 40 km from its boundary with the Yangtze Plate (continental rift). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 10 June 1938
- Time
- 09:53 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 35 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okinawa Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima (139 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19661966 Hualien Earthquake · M 8.07 deaths
- 1959Taipei · M 7.52 deaths
- 1958Ryukyu Islands · M 7.5
- 1926Ryukyu Islands · M 7.5
- 1917Ne of Taiwan · M 7.7
- 1915Sw Ryukyu Islands · M 7.7
- 19101910 Taiwan Earthquake · M 7.860 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth