March 14, 2012 Earthquake: Hokkaido, Japan
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan on March 14, 2012 at 09:08:35 UTC, 12 km below the surface. 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
- March 14, 2012
- Time
- 09:08:35 UTC
- Place
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Magnitude
- 6.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 40.887° N, 144.944° 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.
Felt (IV) at Aomori, Misawa and Yokosuka and (III) at Tokyo.
Also felt (III) at Sapporo, Hokkaido. Felt widely on Hokkaido and Honshu. Recorded (4 JMA) in Aomori and Iwate. Also recorded (4 JMA) in southeastern Hokkaido. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 15, 1896, Sanriku, Japan
- March 2, 1933, Sanriku, Japan
- May 16, 1968, Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan
- April 25, 1843, Yezo, Kushiro, Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
- March 4, 1952, Hokkaido, Japan
- August 23, 1856, Oshima, Japan
- December 28, 1994, Honshu, Japan
- September 25, 2003, Hokkaido, Japan
- March 22, 1894, Off Coast of Honshu, Japan
- October 18, 1935, Sanriku, Japan
- May 3, 1919, Off East Coast Honshu, Japan
- April 8, 1994, Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan
- August 20, 2016, Off East Coast Honshu, Japan
- May 22, 1910, Hokkaido, Japan
- April 13, 1677, Sanriku, 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 9878.