June 13, 1893 Earthquake: Nemuro, Japan

Name: June 13, 1893 Earthquake: Nemuro, Japan
Start: 1893-06-13
Location: Nemuro, Japan

June 13, 1893

An earthquake struck Nemuro, Japan on June 13, 1893. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: June 13, 1893
Place: Nemuro, Japan
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 42.500° N, 145.500° E
Country: Japan

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

April 25, 1843, Yezo, Kushiro, Nemuro, Hokkaido, JapanM8.4 · 45 deaths · 75 houses destroyed · 69 km
March 4, 1952, Hokkaido, JapanM8.1 · 33 deaths · 2,422 houses destroyed · 141 km
June 17, 1973, Hokkaido Island, JapanM7.7 · 27 deaths · $5 million · 2 houses destroyed · 82 km
September 25, 2003, Hokkaido, JapanM8.3 · 2 deaths · $90 million · 152 km
January 15, 1993, Hokkadio, Kushiro, Hachinohe, Honshu, JapanM7.6 · 2 deaths · $358 million · 172 km
March 22, 1894, Off Coast of Honshu, JapanM7.9 · 1 death · 41 km
May 28, 1938, E. Hokkaido Island, JapanM6.1 · 1 death · 7 houses destroyed · 156 km
March 18, 1904, Hokkaido, JapanM7.6 · 25 km
November 15, 1961, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan28 km
May 1, 1839, SE. Hokkaido Island, JapanM7.3 · 41 km
August 11, 1961, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan45 km
December 6, 2004, Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanM6.8 · 50 km
November 28, 2004, Bekkai, Kushiro, Nemouro, Hokkaido, JapanM7 · 64 km
December 25, 1900, Kuril Islands, RussiaM7.9 · 69 km
May 22, 1910, Hokkaido, JapanM7.5 · 69 km

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6220.