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Historic Earthquake
2010 Japan Earthquake
26 February 2010 · Tori Shima, Okinawa · Japan
On 26 February 2010 at 20:31 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Japan (Tori Shima, Okinawa), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Okinawa Plate, 53 km from its boundary with the Philippine Sea Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 26 February 2010
- Time
- 20:31 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 25 km
- Injuries
- 2
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okinawa Plate
- Country
- Japan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1995Ryuku Is. · M 7.1
- 1926Ryukyu Islands · M 7.5
- 19111911 Kikai Island Earthquake · M 8.012 deaths
- 1901Ryukyu 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