Natural Disasters in Japan

502 significant events · page 9/9

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. 481.1640 CETsunami — Se. Hokkaido Island· 700 deaths
  2. 482.1947 CEVolcanic Eruption — Akagisan, Japan· 699 deaths
  3. 483.1662 CEEarthquake — Japan, Yamasiro· 600 deaths
  4. 484.2024 CETsunami — Honshu, W Coast· 549 deaths
  5. 485.1804 CETsunami — Nw. Honshu Island· 450 deaths
  6. 486.1830 CEEarthquake — Japan, Kyoto· 280 deaths
  7. 487.1896 CEEarthquake — Japan, Senhoku, Ugo· 206 deaths
  8. 488.1858 CEEarthquake — Japan, Hida: N· 203 deaths
  9. 489.1649 CEEarthquake — Japan, Tokyo· 200 deaths
  10. 490.1495 CETsunami — Kamakura, Sagami Bay, Tokaido· 200 deaths
  11. 491.1633 CETsunami — Sagami Bay· 150 deaths
  12. 492.1644 CETsunami — Honjo, Akita· 117 deaths
  13. 493.1982 CETsunami — Hokkaido Island· 110 deaths
  14. 494.2004 CEFlood — Japan· 83 deaths
  15. 495.2018 CEFlood — Japan· 80 deaths
  16. 496.1853 CEEarthquake — Japan, Odawara· 79 deaths
  17. 497.2019 CEFlood — Japan· 73 deaths
  18. 498.1993 CEFlood — Japan· 73 deaths
  19. 499.1914 CETsunami — Seikaido· 63 deaths
  20. 500.1810 CETsunami — Nw. Honshu Island· 57 deaths
  21. 501.1714 CEEarthquake — Japan, Oomati· 56 deaths
  22. 502.1991 CEFlood — Japan· 52 deaths