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Biggest Earthquakes Near Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan

12 years ago 6.9 magnitude, 107 km depth
Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan

89 years ago 7.0 magnitude, 15 km depth
Miyako, Iwate, Japan

73 years ago 6.9 magnitude, 49 km depth
Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido, Japan

63 years ago 7.3 magnitude, 28 km depth
Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan

41 years ago 7.2 magnitude, 44 km depth
Shikotan, Sakhalin, Russia

61 years ago 7.0 magnitude, 20 km depth
Noshiromachi, Akita, Japan

86 years ago 7.0 magnitude, 10 km depth
Tennō, Akita, Japan

55 years ago 7.1 magnitude, 27 km depth
Shikotan, Sakhalin, Russia

45 years ago 7.0 magnitude, 44 km depth
Shikotan, Sakhalin, Russia

88 years ago 7.4 magnitude, 30 km depth
Kuril’sk, Hokkaido, Japan

19 years ago 7.2 magnitude, 36 km depth
Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan

65 years ago 7.0 magnitude, 15 km depth
Miyako, Iwate, Japan

38 years ago 6.8 magnitude, 102 km depth
Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido, Japan

19 years ago 7.2 magnitude, 40 km depth
Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan

56 years ago 7.0 magnitude, 32 km depth
Yamada, Iwate, Japan

88 years ago 7.2 magnitude, 35 km depth
Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan

3 years ago 7.3 magnitude, 63 km depth
Namie, Fukushima, Japan

16 years ago 6.8 magnitude, 25 km depth
Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan

13 years ago 6.9 magnitude, 12 km depth
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan

12 years ago 7.3 magnitude, 31 km depth
Ōfunato, Iwate, Japan