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Historic Earthquake
1953 Japan Earthquake
25 November 1953 · Kashima · Japan
On 25 November 1953 at 17:48 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Japan (Kashima), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 29 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 25 November 1953
- Time
- 17:48 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 60 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (3.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Mikurajima (194 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20112011 Northern Nagano Earthquake · M 7.9
- 19721972 Hachijōjima Earthquake · M 7.4
- 1972S of Honshu, Hachijojima · M 7.2
- 1930Honshu, Idu · M 7.1259 deaths
- 19231923 Great Kantō Earthquake · M 7.7
- 19231923 Great Kantō Earthquake · M 7.9105,385 deaths
- 1916Off East Coast Honshu · M 7.8
- 1909Yokohama · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth