June 15, 1901 Earthquake: Iwate, Japan

Date

June 15, 1901

Place

Iwate, Japan

Focal depth

33 km (21 mi)

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

39.000° N, 143.000° E

Country

Japan

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

• June 15, 1896, Sanriku, JapanM8.3 · 27,122 deaths · 11,000 houses destroyed · 102 km
• March 11, 2011, Honshu, JapanM9.1 · 18,423 deaths · $220 billion · 123,661 houses destroyed · 95 km
• December 2, 1611, Sanriku, JapanM8.1 · 5,000 deaths · 130 km
• March 2, 1933, Sanriku, JapanM8.4 · 3,022 deaths · 6,000 houses destroyed · 139 km
• February 17, 1793, Sanriku,rikuzen,rikuchu, JapanM8.3 · 745 deaths · 1,160 houses destroyed · 103 km
• December 6, 1616, Sanriku, JapanM7.5 · 200 deaths · 130 km
• July 6, 1905, Off Fukushima, JapanM7 · 57 deaths · 181 km
• June 12, 1978, Sanriku, JapanM7.7 · 28 deaths · $865 million · 123 km
• August 23, 1856, Oshima, JapanM8 · 26 deaths · 193 houses destroyed · 172 km
• June 13, 2008, Tokyo, Honshu, JapanM6.9 · 23 deaths · 183 km
• August 9, 1901, Off Northeast Coast Honshu, JapanM8.2 · 18 deaths · 8 houses destroyed · 188 km
• March 16, 2022, Off Fukushima, JapanM7.3 · 4 deaths · $8.8 billion · 217 houses destroyed · 189 km
• April 7, 2011, Near E Coast Honshu, JapanM7.1 · 3 deaths · 147 km
• December 28, 1994, Honshu, JapanM7.8 · 3 deaths · $170.4 million · 173 km
• October 2, 1678, Sanriku,rikuchu, JapanM7.4 · 1 death · 97 km

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