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Historic Earthquake
1960 Japan Earthquake
20 March 1960 · Sanriku · Japan
On 20 March 1960 at 17:07 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Japan (Sanriku), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 81 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 20 March 1960
- Time
- 17:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 20 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth