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M7.5 earthquake near Honmachi, Kumamoto

Name: M7.5 earthquake near Honmachi, Kumamoto
Start: 1909-11-10T06:13:29.78+00:00
Location: 18 km SE of Honmachi, Japan

42709 d ago · 10 Nov 1909, 06:13 UTC 18 km SE of Honmachi, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Honmachi, Japan on 10 Nov 1909, 06:13 UTC at a depth of 140 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Honmachi, about 18 km away in Kumamoto, Japan.

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First reported by USGS
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