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Historic Earthquake
1961 Hyūga-nada Earthquake
26 February 1961 · Miyazaki · Japan
On 26 February 1961 at 18:10 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Japan (Miyazaki), at a depth of 74 km. It occurred on the Okinawa Plate, 19 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 2 people and injured 7. 170 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 26 February 1961
- Time
- 18:10 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 74 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 7
- Homes Destroyed
- 170
- Homes Damaged
- 170
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.7 m wave)
- Plate
- Okinawa Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kirishimayama (96 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19681968 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 19411941 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.42 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