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2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake
5 September 2018 · Hokkaido · Japan
On 5 September 2018 at 18:07 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Japan (Hokkaido), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 255 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 44 people and injured 660.
- Date
- 5 September 2018
- Time
- 18:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 35 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 44
- Injuries
- 660
- Homes Damaged
- 15,000
- Estimated Damage
- 2.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Shikotsu (45 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20032003 Tokachi Earthquake · M 8.32 deaths
- 19941994 Offshore Sanriku Earthquake · M 7.83 deaths
- 19931993 Okushiri Earthquake · M 7.7231 deaths
- 19681968 Tokachi Earthquake · M 8.252 deaths
- 1952Hokkaido · M 8.133 deaths
- 1931Near E Coast of Honshu · M 7.7
- 19011901 Aomori-ken Toho-oki Earthquake · M 8.218 deaths
- 19011901 Aomori-ken Toho-oki Earthquake · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth