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Historic Earthquake
1978 Izu Islands Earthquake
14 January 1978 · Tokkaido, Oshima · Japan
On 14 January 1978 at 03:24 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Japan (Tokkaido, Oshima), at a depth of 14 km. It occurred on the Philippine Sea Plate, 16 km from its boundary with the Okhotsk Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 25 people and injured 129. 85 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 14 January 1978
- Time
- 03:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 14 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 25
- Injuries
- 129
- Homes Destroyed
- 85
- Homes Damaged
- 544
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.4 m wave)
- Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Izu Ōshima (16 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