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Historic Earthquake
1970 Japan Earthquake
25 July 1970 · Japan
On 25 July 1970 at 22:41 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Japan, at a depth of 34 km. It occurred on the Amur Plate, 49 km from its boundary with the Okinawa Plate (continental rift). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 25 July 1970
- Time
- 22:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 34 km
- Injuries
- 13
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Amur Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kirishimayama (84 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19681968 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 19611961 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.32 deaths
- 19411941 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.42 deaths
- 19311931 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 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