1993 Okushiri earthquake
A large earthquake struck off southwest Hokkaido at 10:17 p.m. on 12 July 1993, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning five minutes later. Run-up was observed widely around the Sea of Japan, at 3.5 m at Akita in northern Honshu, up to 4.0 m in southeastern Russia and up to 2.6 m on the coast of South Korea.
- Date and time (UTC)
- 1993-07-12T13:17
- Highest recorded water height (m)
- 32
- Cause, as the catalogue records it
- earthquake
- Magnitude of the causing earthquake
- 7.7
- NCEI event page
- www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/2219
Category: Disasters & Incidents
Tags: earthquake, sea of japan, hokkaido, japan
Coordinates: 42.851, 139.197
Part of Tsunamis with waves of 30 metres or more since 1950
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