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Historic Earthquake
2004 Japan Earthquake
28 November 2004 · Hokkaido, Bekkai · Japan
On 28 November 2004 at 18:32 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Japan (Hokkaido, Bekkai), at a depth of 39 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 144 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 28 November 2004
- Time
- 18:32 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 39 km
- Injuries
- 24
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Mashū (77 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
- 19691969 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.2
- 19681968 Tokachi Earthquake · M 8.252 deaths
- 1952Hokkaido · M 8.133 deaths
- 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