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2021 Fukushima Earthquake
13 February 2021 · Off Fukushima · Japan
On 13 February 2021 at 14:07 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan (Off Fukushima), at a depth of 49 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 176 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person and injured 186. 798 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 13 February 2021
- Time
- 14:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 49 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 186
- Homes Destroyed
- 798
- Homes Damaged
- 19,758
- Estimated Damage
- 7.7 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.1 m wave)
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Zaozan [Zaosan] (123 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20112011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami · M 9.118,423 deaths
- 20112011 Northern Nagano Earthquake · M 7.9
- 19781978 Miyagi Earthquake · M 7.728 deaths
- 19641964 Niigata Earthquake · M 7.636 deaths
- 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