October 4, 1994 Earthquake: Hokkaido, Kuril Islands, Japan, Russia

On October 4, 1994, a magnitude 8.1 Ms (Mw 8.3) (HRV) earthquake at 13:23 UT in the southern Kuril Islands, Russia, caused at least eleven fatalities, none due to the tsunami, and 242 injuries mostly due to collapsing of a military hospital on Iturup Island. There were 140 people

injured in Japan, including one woman whose car plunged off a collapsed bridge and one man who died of a heart attack. The earthquake generated a tsunami. (reference #1315)

At least 10 people killed or missing, many injured and damage on Iturup. Considerable damage (IX) on Shikotan from the earthquake and tsunami. Damage also occurred on

Kunashir. Felt (IV) at Kurilsk; (III) at Severo-Kurilsk

and on Matua; (II) on Simushir. One person died from a

heart attack, at least 200 people were injured and

extensive damage and landslides occurred along the

eastern coast of Hokkaido. Felt strongly in northern

Honshu and as far south as the Tokyo area. Tsunami wave

heights from selected tide stations (peak-to-trough)

were as follows: 346 cm. at Hanasaki, 164 cm. at

Kushiro, 26 cm. at Abashiri, Hokkaido; 144 cm. at

Miyako, 130 cm. at Hachinohe, 92 cm. at Ofunato, 62 cm.

at Onahama, 46 cm. at Omae-zaki, 42 cm. at Choshi,

Honshu; 162 cm. on Chichi-shima; 300 cm. at

Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir Island, 15 cm. on Shemya, 16

cm. at Pago Pago, American Samoa, 17 cm. on Wake

Island, 50 cm. on Midway Island and 48 cm. at Hilo,

Hawaii. (reference #1053)

11 deaths in Russia; 5 deaths in Japan. (reference #1250)