Earthquake — Japan: Hokkadio, Kushiro, Hachinohe, Honshu

When

15 Jan 1993

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.6

Where

Japan

Coordinates

43.30° N, 143.69° E

Deaths

2

Damage musd

358

Intensity mmi

6

Depth km

102

Earthquake in Japan

The 1993 Kushiro–Oki earthquake was one of two large earthquake to strike the Japanese island of Hōkkaido within the same year. The earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 Mw or 7.8 MJMA struck at 11:06 UTC or 08:06 pm JST on January 15 near the town of Ashoro.

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