May 22, 1910 Earthquake: Hokkaido, Japan
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan on May 22, 1910 at 06:25:00 UTC, 60 km below the surface.
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
- May 22, 1910
- Time
- 06:25:00 UTC
- Place
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 42.000° N, 145.000° 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, Japan
- March 4, 1952, Hokkaido, Japan
- June 17, 1973, Hokkaido Island, Japan
- September 25, 2003, Hokkaido, Japan
- January 15, 1993, Hokkadio, Kushiro, Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
- March 22, 1894, Off Coast of Honshu, Japan
- May 28, 1938, E. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- May 1, 1839, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- June 13, 1893, Nemuro, Japan
- March 18, 1904, Hokkaido, Japan
- April 23, 1962, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- November 15, 1961, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- December 6, 2004, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
- September 11, 2008, Hokkaido, Japan
- August 11, 1961, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
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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 2905.