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M6.3 earthquake near Kutchan, Hokkaido

Name: M6.3 earthquake near Kutchan, Hokkaido
Start: 1993-07-12T14:45:05.57+00:00
Location: 109 km W of Iwanai, Japan

12149 d ago · 12 Jul 1993, 14:45 UTC 109 km W of Iwanai, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 109 km W of Iwanai, Japan on 12 Jul 1993, 14:45 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kutchan, about 129 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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