M8.1 earthquake near Sarubetsu, Hokkaido
27254 d ago · 4 Mar 1952, 01:22 UTC 1952 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake
What happened
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck 1952 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake on 4 Mar 1952, 01:22 UTC at a depth of 45 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Sarubetsu, about 99 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.
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