- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 16, 2007 CE
- Location:
- Japan, Honshu: W Coast
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Deaths:
- 15
- Injuries:
- 2,346
- Damage:
- ~$12500M (value at the time)
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 6.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 6.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.7
Other earthquake records of 2007 CE
- Peru, Ica, Pisco, Lima · Mw 8 · 596 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatra: Southern · Mw 6.4 · 67 deaths
- Solomon Islands · Mw 8.1 · 52 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatra · Mw 8.4 · 25 deaths
- Tajikistan, Rasht, Asht · Mw 5.2 · 12 deaths
- Chile, Southern · Mw 6.2 · 10 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 2007 CE Earthquake — Japan, Honshu: W Coast happen?
- July 16, 2007 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: 15. Historical death tolls vary by source.