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Historic Earthquake
Chūetsu Earthquake
23 October 2004 · Honshu, Niigata Prefecture · Japan
On 23 October 2004 at 08:56 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Japan (Honshu, Niigata Prefecture), at a depth of 16 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 78 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 68 people and injured 4,805. 3,175 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 23 October 2004
- Time
- 08:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 16 km
- Deaths
- 68
- Injuries
- 4,805
- Homes Destroyed
- 3,175
- Homes Damaged
- 119,492
- Estimated Damage
- 28.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Hiuchigatake (54 km)
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth