January 19, 1969 Earthquake: Hokkaido, Japan
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan on January 19, 1969 at 07:02:04 UTC, 204 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
- January 19, 1969
- Time
- 07:02:04 UTC
- Place
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Magnitude
- 7.6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 204 km (127 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 45.000° N, 143.200° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Jan 19, 1969, 07:02:04.4 UTC, 45 N, 143.2 E, magnitude 7 mb, 7.2 MS, depth 204 km. (reference #1229)
Jan 19, 1969, 07:02:08 UTC, 45.02 N, 143.16 E, depth 242 km, magnitude 7.6. (reference #223)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 15, 1993, Hokkadio, Kushiro, Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
- May 28, 1938, E. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- September 1, 1905, Hokkaido, Japan
- March 5, 1956, NE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- February 28, 1950, Sea of Okhotsk, Russia
- September 20, 1863, NW. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- December 14, 2004, Obiro, Haboro, Tomamae, Hokkaido, 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 4473.