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Historic Earthquake
1964 Niigata Earthquake
16 June 1964 · Honshu, W Coast · Japan
On 16 June 1964 at 04:01 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Japan (Honshu, W Coast), at a depth of 57 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 122 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 36 people and injured 385. 3,557 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 16 June 1964
- Time
- 04:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 57 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 36
- Injuries
- 385
- Homes Destroyed
- 3,557
- Homes Damaged
- 12,237
- Estimated Damage
- 800 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (5.8 m wave)
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Hijiori (84 km)
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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