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Historic Earthquake
1962 Japan Earthquake
12 April 1962 · Sanriku · Japan
On 12 April 1962 at 00:52 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Japan (Sanriku), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 110 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 12 April 1962
- Time
- 00:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 25 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Naruko (189 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20112011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami · M 9.118,423 deaths
- 20112011 Northern Nagano Earthquake · M 7.9
- 19941994 Offshore Sanriku Earthquake · M 7.83 deaths
- 19331933 Sanriku Earthquake · M 8.43,022 deaths
- 1931Near E Coast of Honshu · M 7.7
- 1915Near E Coast of Honshu · M 7.8
- 19011901 Aomori-ken Toho-oki Earthquake · M 8.218 deaths
- 19011901 Aomori-ken Toho-oki Earthquake · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth