Nemuro
Notable events within 100 km, 12 months
8
Quakes within 100 km, 12 months (all sizes)
8
Strongest nearby, 10 years
M6.0
Hazard summary for Nemuro
In the past 12 months 8 notable hazard events were recorded within 100 km of Nemuro. Instruments also logged 8 earthquakes of all sizes in the same area. The strongest earthquake within 100 km in the last ten years measured magnitude 6.0. The largest quake on record within 300 km was a magnitude 8.3 on 4 Oct 1994. The nearest volcano is Tomariyama [Golovnin], about 58 km away.
Notable events within 100 km, by month
Recent activity nearby
Events within 300 km in the last 90 days.
- 4.1
M4.1 earthquake near Mombetsu, Hokkaido
277 km deep
Moderate - 4.5
M4.5 earthquake - 53 km S of Kushiro, Japan
66 km deep
Moderate - 4.8
M4.8 earthquake - 81 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia
35 km deep
Moderate - 4.6
M4.6 earthquake - 26 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia
57 km deep
Moderate - 5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
91 km deep
Strong - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido
41 km deep
Major
Strongest earthquakes on record
Magnitude 5 and above within 300 km, since 1900.
- 8.3
M8.3 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
14 km deep
Extreme - 8.3
M8.3 earthquake - 1958 Kuril Islands Earthquake
35 km deep
Extreme - 8.2
M8.2 earthquake near Sarubetsu, Hokkaido
27 km deep
Extreme - 8.2
M8.2 earthquake - 1969 Hokkaido Toho-oki Earthquake
29 km deep
Extreme - 8.1
M8.1 earthquake near Sarubetsu, Hokkaido
45 km deep
Extreme - 7.7
M7.7 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
48 km deep
Extreme - 7.7
M7.7 earthquake - 277 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
15 km deep
Extreme - 7.6
M7.6 earthquake near Otofuke, Hokkaido
102 km deep
Extreme - 7.6
M7.6 earthquake - 134 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
33 km deep
Extreme - 7.5
M7.5 earthquake - 55 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
33 km deep
Extreme