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Historic Earthquake
2024 Hyūga-nada Earthquake
8 August 2024 · Miyazaki · Japan
On 8 August 2024 at 07:42 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan (Miyazaki), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Okinawa Plate, 19 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental rift). It triggered a tsunami. 1 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 8 August 2024
- Time
- 07:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 25 km
- Injuries
- 14
- Homes Destroyed
- 1
- Homes Damaged
- 2
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okinawa Plate
- Country
- Japan
- Nearest Volcano
- Kirishimayama (67 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19681968 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 19611961 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.32 deaths
- 19411941 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.42 deaths
- 19311931 Hyūga-nada Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 1916Duda · M 8.0
- 1909Kyushu · M 7.9
- 19051905 Geiyo Earthquake · M 7.811 deaths
- 1904Kyushu · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth