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Historic Earthquake
1948 Fukui Earthquake
28 June 1948 · Fukui · Japan
On 28 June 1948 at 07:13 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Japan (Fukui), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Amur Plate, 171 km from its boundary with the Okhotsk Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 5,131 people and injured 11,000. 63,000 homes were destroyed. It is the 54th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 28 June 1948
- Time
- 07:13 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 20 km
- Deaths
- 5,131
- Injuries
- 11,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 63,000
- Homes Damaged
- 18,543
- Estimated Damage
- 1.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Amur Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Hakusan (79 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20242024 Noto Earthquake · M 7.5549 deaths
- 19611961 Kita Mino Earthquake · M 7.310 deaths
- 19451945 Mikawa Earthquake · M 7.12,306 deaths
- 19441944 Tōnankai Earthquake · M 8.11,223 deaths
- 19431943 Tottori Earthquake · M 7.41,400 deaths
- 19311931 Saitama Earthquake · M 7.016 deaths
- 19271927 North Tango Earthquake · M 7.33,022 deaths
- 1900Sea of Japan · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth