M8.3 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck 48 km E of Shikotan, Russia on 4 Oct 1994, 13:22 UTC at a depth of 14 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 Nemuro, about 150 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.