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Historic Earthquake
1989 Japan Earthquake
1 November 1989 · Honshu, N · Japan
On 1 November 1989 at 18:25 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Japan (Honshu, N), at a depth of 29 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 133 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 1 November 1989
- Time
- 18:25 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 29 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Iwatesan (150 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20032003 Tokachi Earthquake · M 8.32 deaths
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- 19331933 Sanriku Earthquake · M 8.43,022 deaths
- 1915Near E Coast Honshu · M 7.8
- 19011901 Aomori-ken Toho-oki Earthquake · M 8.218 deaths
- 19011901 Aomori-ken Toho-oki Earthquake · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth