What the records say
- When
- 12 Jul 1993
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 42.85° N, 139.20° E
- Deaths
- 231
- Injuries
- 233
- Damage musd
- 1207
- Houses destroyed
- 2374
- Max water height m
- 32
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.7
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1993 Okushiri earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
The 1993 southwest-off Hokkaido earthquake or Okushiri earthquake occurred at 13:17:12 UTC on 12 July 1993 in the Sea of Japan near the island of Hokkaido. It had a magnitude of 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page