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2010 Bonin Islands Earthquake
21 December 2010 · Bonin Islands · Japan
On 21 December 2010 at 17:19 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Japan (Bonin Islands), at a depth of 14 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 47 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 21 December 2010
- Time
- 17:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 14 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Japan
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth