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Historic Earthquake
1974 Izu Peninsula Earthquake
8 May 1974 · Nakagi · Japan
On 8 May 1974 at 23:33 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Japan (Nakagi), at a depth of 2 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 20 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 27 people and injured 102. 134 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 8 May 1974
- Time
- 23:33 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 2 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 27
- Injuries
- 102
- Homes Destroyed
- 134
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.2 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kozushima (52 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20112011 Northern Nagano Earthquake · M 7.9
- 19441944 Tōnankai Earthquake · M 8.11,223 deaths
- 19231923 Great Kantō Earthquake · M 7.7
- 19231923 Great Kantō Earthquake · M 7.9105,385 deaths
- 1916Off East Coast Honshu · M 7.8
- 1910Honshu, S. Of · M 7.4
- 1909Yokohama · M 7.5
- 1906Near S Coast 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