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Historic Earthquake
1994 Kuril Islands Earthquake
4 October 1994 · Kuril Islands, Japan · Russia
On 4 October 1994 at 13:22 UTC, a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Russia (Kuril Islands, Japan), at a depth of 14 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 103 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 11 people and injured 382. It is the 42nd most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 4 October 1994
- Time
- 13:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.3
- Depth
- 14 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 382
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (10.4 m wave)
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Russia
- Nearest Volcano
- Berutarubesan [Berutarube] (83 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1995Kuril Islands, Iturup · M 7.9
- 19731973 Nemuro Earthquake · M 7.727 deaths
- 19691969 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.2
- 1963Kuril Islands · M 7.9
- 19631963 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.5
- 19581958 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.3
- 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