December 17, 1096 Earthquake: Enshunada, Japan
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Enshunada, Japan on December 17, 1096. It killed 400 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- December 17, 1096
- Place
- Enshunada, Japan
- Magnitude
- 8.4 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 34.000° N, 137.500° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Deaths
- 400
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
There was an earthquake at Kinki that was also felt at Kyoto. A tsunami was observed on the coast of Mie and Shizuoka Prefectures. [34.2 N., 137.3 E.,; M=8.4, m=2 1/2].(reference #414)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 18, 1586, Ise Bay, Japan
- October 27, 1891, Mino-Owari, Japan
- September 20, 1498, Enshunada Sea, Japan
- January 12, 1945, S, Honshu, Japan
- October 28, 1707, Enshunada, Japan
- December 20, 1946, S Coast, Honshu, Japan
- July 9, 1854, Iga, Ise, Yamato, Japan
- December 7, 1944, Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula, Japan
- February 3, 1605, Enshunada, Japan
- December 23, 1854, Enshunada Sea, Japan
- August 19, 1830, Kyoto, Japan
- November 25, 1930, Idu, Honshu, Japan
- August 14, 1909, Oomi, Japan
- September 13, 1984, Mt Ontake, Central, Honshu, Japan
- May 8, 1974, Nakagi, Japan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 375.