What the records say
- When
- 4 Oct 1994
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.3
- Where
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 43.77° N, 147.32° E
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 382
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 14
1994 Kuril Islands earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
The 1994 Kuril Islands earthquake – also known as the Hokkaido Toho-oki earthquake – occurred on October 5 at 00:23:00 local time. The magnitude of this earthquake was put at Mw8.3, or MJMA 8.1. The epicenter was located at about 70 km east of Shikotan Island. The shaking and tsunami caused road and building damage. At least 10 people were reported dead.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page