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2013 Japan Earthquake
25 October 2013 · Honshu, E Coast · Japan
On 25 October 2013 at 17:10 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan (Honshu, E Coast), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 89 km from its boundary with the Okhotsk Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 25 October 2013
- Time
- 17:10 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 35 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Injuries
- 1
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Japan
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20112011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami · M 9.118,423 deaths
- 20112011 Sanriku Offshore Earthquake · M 7.6
- 19781978 Miyagi Earthquake · M 7.728 deaths
- 19381938 Fukushima Earthquakes · M 7.5
- 19381938 Fukushima Earthquakes · M 7.71 deaths
- 19381938 Fukushima Earthquakes · M 7.6
- 19331933 Sanriku Earthquake · M 8.43,022 deaths
- 1915Near E Coast Honshu · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth