- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 7, 1944 CE
- Location:
- Japan, Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula
- Magnitude:
- 8.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 30 km
- Deaths:
- 1,223
- Injuries:
- 2,135
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 8.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.38
Other earthquake records of 1944 CE
- Argentina, San Juan Province · Mw 6.9 · 10,000 deaths
- Turkey · Mw 7.6 · 2,381 deaths
- Turkey, Ayvalik · Mw 6.7 · 30 deaths
- Turkey, Usak · M 6 · 21 deaths
- Iran, Gorgan · Ms 5.2 · 20 deaths
- China, Xinjiang Province · Ms 7.2 · 3 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1944 CE Earthquake — Japan, Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula happen?
- December 7, 1944 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 1,223. Historical death tolls vary by source.