- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 9, 1498 CE
- Location:
- Japan, Enshunada Sea
- Magnitude:
- 6.4 Ms
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.4
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 8.3
Other earthquake records of 1498 CE
- Japan, Enshunada Sea · Ms 8.3 · 5,000 deaths
- SE Mediterranean area · Mw 4.8
- Italy · Mw 4.4
- Italy · Mw 4.4
- Venezuela, Boca De La Sierpe
- Japan, Nankaido · Ms 7.5
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 1498 CE Earthquake — Japan, Enshunada Sea happen?
- July 9, 1498 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.