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1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake

1994 CE · Japan, Asia · Disaster

1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake
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The 1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake occurred on December 28, 1994, at 12:19 UTC. This was a magnitude Mw 7. 7 earthquake with epicenter located in the Pacific Ocean at about 180 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori. The intensity reached shindo 6 in Hachinohe, Aomori, about 187. 6 km from epicenter. It could be felt in Tokyo, about 632.

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