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Historic Earthquake
1941 Hyūga-nada Earthquake
18 November 1941 · Shikoku · Japan
On 18 November 1941 at 16:46 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Japan (Shikoku), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Amur Plate, 45 km from its boundary with the Okinawa Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 2 people. 27 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 18 November 1941
- Time
- 16:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Homes Destroyed
- 27
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (1.2 m wave)
- Plate
- Amur Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kirishimayama (117 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19681968 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 19611961 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.32 deaths
- 19311931 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 1916Duda · M 8.0
- 19141914 Sakurajima Earthquake · M 7.163 deaths
- 1909Kyushu · M 7.9
- 19051905 Geiyo Earthquake · M 7.811 deaths
- 1904Kyushu · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth