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Historic Earthquake
1972 Japan Earthquake
29 February 1972 · South of Honshu, Hachijojima · Japan
On 29 February 1972 at 09:22 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Japan (South of Honshu, Hachijojima), at a depth of 56 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 108 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 29 February 1972
- Time
- 09:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 56 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Hachijojima (98 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19721972 Hachijōjima Earthquake · M 7.4
- 1953Kashima · M 7.41 deaths
- 19231923 Great Kantō Earthquake · M 7.7
- 19231923 Great Kantō Earthquake · M 7.9105,385 deaths
- 1916Off East Coast of Honshu · M 7.8
- 1910Honshu, S. Of · M 7.4
- 1909Yokohama · M 7.5
- 1906Near S Coast of Honshu · M 8.4
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth