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M7.6 earthquake near Kamaishi, Iwate

40527 d ago · 1 Nov 1915, 07:23 UTC 119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan on 1 Nov 1915, 07:23 UTC at a depth of 30 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kamaishi, about 120 km away in Iwate, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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