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Historic Earthquake
1993 Kushiro-Oki Earthquake
15 January 1993 · Hokkadio, Kushiro · Japan
On 15 January 1993 at 11:06 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Japan (Hokkadio, Kushiro), at a depth of 102 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 236 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 2 people.
- Date
- 15 January 1993
- Time
- 11:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 102 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2
- Estimated Damage
- 358 million US dollars
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Akan (27 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
- 19731973 Nemuro Earthquake · M 7.727 deaths
- 19681968 Tokachi Earthquake · M 8.252 deaths
- 1952Hokkaido · M 8.133 deaths
- 1935Kuril 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