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Natural Disasters in Japan

502 significant events · page 2/9

Significant natural disasters recorded within Japan, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 61.1763 CEEarthquake — Japan, Sanriku: Hachinohe (Ms 7.1)
  2. 62.1969 CEEarthquake — 37 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan (Mw 7.07)
  3. 63.1914 CEEarthquake — 13 km ESE of Yokote, Japan (Mw 7.04)
  4. 64.1961 CEEarthquake — 48 km SW of Nemuro, Japan (Mw 7.02)
  5. 65.1855 CEEarthquake — Japan, Tokyo (Ms 7)· 6,757 deaths
  6. 66.1700 CEEarthquake — Japan, Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture (Ms 7)· 1,000 deaths
  7. 67.1894 CEEarthquake — Japan, Syonai (Ms 7)· 726 deaths
  8. 68.2016 CEEarthquake — Japan, Kumamoto, Oita (Mw 7)· 273 deaths
  9. 69.1931 CEEarthquake — Japan, Honshu (M 7)· 16 deaths
  10. 70.2021 CEEarthquake — Japan, Honshu Island (Mw 7)
  11. 71.2021 CEEarthquake — 30 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan (Mww 7)
  12. 72.2016 CEEarthquake — 6 km ESE of Kumamoto, Japan (Mww 7)
  13. 73.2004 CEEarthquake — 51 km SW of Nemuro, Japan (Mwb 7)
  14. 74.2004 CEEarthquake — Japan, Hokkaido: Bekkai, Kushiro, Nemouro (Mw 7)
  15. 75.2003 CEEarthquake — 27 km SSW of ?funato, Japan (Mwb 7)
  16. 76.2003 CEEarthquake — Japan, Honshu: Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata, Akita (Mw 7)
  17. 77.1995 CEEarthquake — 63 km ESE of Hachinohe, Japan (Mw 7)
  18. 78.1970 CEEarthquake — 21 km SE of Tsunō, Japan (Mw 7)
  19. 79.1970 CEEarthquake — Seikaido, Japan (Ms 7)
  20. 80.1943 CEEarthquake — 18 km ENE of Kurayoshi, Japan (Mw 7)
  21. 81.1927 CEEarthquake — 15 km E of Toyooka, Japan (Mw 7)
  22. 82.1900 CEEarthquake — Northern Honshu, Japan (Mj 7)
  23. 83.1855 CEEarthquake — Enshunada (Ms 7)
  24. 84.1708 CEEarthquake — Tokaido, Japan (Ms 7)
  25. 85.1520 CEEarthquake — Japan, Kii, Kumananonada (Ms 7)
  26. 86.1510 CEEarthquake — Japan, Enshunada Sea (Ms 7)
  27. 87.1448 CEEarthquake — Japan, Sado (Ms 7)
  28. 88.1403 CEEarthquake — Japan, Kumanonada (Ms 7)
  29. 89.1360 CEEarthquake — Japan, Kumanonada (Ms 7)
  30. 90.1331 CEEarthquake — Sagami, Japan (Ms 7)
  31. 91.1257 CEEarthquake — Japan, Sagami Bay (Ms 7)
  32. 92.1241 CEEarthquake — Japan, Kamakura (Ms 7)
  33. 93.863 CEEarthquake — Japan, Naoetsu, Niigata Prefecture (Ms 7)
  34. 94.850 CEEarthquake — Japan, Yomagata, Shonai (Ms 7)
  35. 95.701 CEEarthquake — Japan, Kyoto Prefecture (Ms 7)
  36. 96.1911 CEEarthquake — 12 km SE of Ginowan, Japan (Mw 6.99)
  37. 97.1924 CEEarthquake — 3 km NE of Sayama, Japan (Mw 6.96)
  38. 98.1948 CEEarthquake — 28 km ENE of Nichinan, Japan (Mw 6.92)
  39. 99.1948 CEEarthquake — 10 km ESE of Tanabe, Japan (Mw 6.91)
  40. 100.1909 CEEarthquake — 23 km SSE of Ono, Japan (Mw 6.91)
  41. 101.1905 CEEarthquake — 31 km SSW of Hikari, Japan (Mw 6.91)
  42. 102.1995 CEEarthquake — Japan, Sw Honshu: Kobe, Awaji-Shima, Nishinomiya (Mw 6.9)· 6,434 deaths
  43. 103.1766 CEEarthquake — Japan, Hirosaki (Ms 6.9)· 1,700 deaths
  44. 104.1596 CEEarthquake — Japan, Beppu Bay (Ms 6.9)· 708 deaths
  45. 105.1644 CEEarthquake — Japan, Nw. Honshu Island (Ms 6.9)· 117 deaths
  46. 106.1909 CEEarthquake — Japan, Oomi (Ms 6.9)· 41 deaths
  47. 107.2008 CEEarthquake — Japan, Honshu: Tokyo (Mw 6.9)· 23 deaths
  48. 108.1793 CEEarthquake — Japan, Aomori (Ms 6.9)· 12 deaths
  49. 109.2026 CEEarthquake — 33 km ENE of Noda, Japan (Mww 6.9)
  50. 110.2021 CEEarthquake — 30 km SSE of Onagawa Ch?, Japan (Mww 6.9)
  51. 111.2013 CEEarthquake — 18 km SSW of Obihiro, Japan (Mww 6.9)
  52. 112.2008 CEEarthquake — 24 km WSW of Mizusawa, Japan (Mwc 6.9)
  53. 113.1995 CEEarthquake — 8 km S of Akashi, Japan (Mw 6.9)
  54. 114.1984 CEEarthquake — 34 km SE of Nobeoka, Japan (Mw 6.9)
  55. 115.1952 CEEarthquake — 110 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan (Mw 6.9)
  56. 116.1930 CEEarthquake — 5 km WSW of Atami, Japan (Mw 6.9)
  57. 117.1792 CEEarthquake — Japan, W. Hokkaido Island (M 6.9)
  58. 118.1671 CEEarthquake — Japan, Nankaido (Ms 6.9)
  59. 119.1929 CEEarthquake — 31 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan (Mw 6.87)
  60. 120.1913 CEEarthquake — 30 km ESE of Tomakomai, Japan (Mw 6.84)

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