- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 15, 1993 CE
- Location:
- Japan, Hokkadio, Kushiro, Hachinohe, Honshu
- Magnitude:
- 7.6 Mw
- Depth:
- 102 km
- Deaths:
- 2
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6
- Damage:
- ~$358M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 6.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
Other earthquake records of 1993 CE
- India, Latur-Osmanabad, Killari · Mw 6.2 · 11,000 deaths
- Japan, Hokkaido, Russia: Southeast, South Korea · Mw 7.7 · 231 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Eastern: Upper Markham Valley · Mw 6.9 · 60 deaths
- Iran, Bovir Ahmadi Va Kohkiluyeh · Mw 5.4 · 24 deaths
- Peru, Lima · Mw 6.3 · 6 deaths
- Futuna Island · Mw 6.4 · 5 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1993 CE Earthquake — Japan, Hokkadio, Kushiro, Hachinohe, Honshu happen?
- January 15, 1993 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 2. Historical death tolls vary by source.