Earthquake — Japan: Honshu

When

28 Dec 1994

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.8

Where

Japan

Coordinates

40.52° N, 143.42° E

Deaths

3

Injuries

200

Damage musd

170.4

Intensity mmi

9

Depth km

27

Earthquake in Japan

The 1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake occurred on December 28, 1994, at 12:19 UTC. This was a magnitude Mw 7.7 earthquake with epicenter located in the Pacific Ocean at about 180 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori. The intensity reached shindo 6 in Hachinohe, Aomori, about 187.6 km from epicenter. It could be felt in Tokyo, about 632.9 km from epicenter, with shindo 2.

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