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Historic Earthquake
1973 Nemuro Earthquake
17 June 1973 · Hokkaido Island · Japan
On 17 June 1973 at 03:55 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Japan (Hokkaido Island), at a depth of 48 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 119 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 27 people and injured 27. 2 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 17 June 1973
- Time
- 03:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 48 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 27
- Injuries
- 27
- Homes Destroyed
- 2
- Estimated Damage
- 5 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (6.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Tomariyama [Golovnin] (75 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20032003 Tokachi Earthquake · M 8.32 deaths
- 19941994 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.311 deaths
- 19691969 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.2
- 19581958 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.3
- 1952Hokkaido · M 8.133 deaths
- 1924Kuril Islands · M 7.6
- 1904Hokkaido · M 7.6
- 1900Kuril Islands · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth