Okushiri (奥尻町; -chou) is a town encompassing all of Okushiri Island, located in Okushiri District, Hiyama, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 3,708 and a density of 25.93 persons per km². The total area is 142.98 km².
History
On July 12, 1993, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near the island in the Sea of Japan created a devasting tsunami which killed 202 people in the town despite a tsunami warning system. The tsunami struck within five minutes of the earthquake.
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