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Historic Earthquake
2007 Chūetsu Offshore Earthquake
16 July 2007 · Honshu, W Coast · Japan
On 16 July 2007 at 01:13 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Japan (Honshu, W Coast), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 67 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 15 people and injured 2,346. 1,331 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 16 July 2007
- Time
- 01:13 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 15
- Injuries
- 2,346
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,331
- Homes Damaged
- 43,343
- Estimated Damage
- 12.5 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Niigata-Yakeyama (82 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