January 21, 1408 Earthquake: Kumanonada, Japan
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Kumanonada, Japan on January 21, 1408. It caused a tsunami.
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
- January 21, 1408
- Place
- Kumanonada, Japan
- Magnitude
- 7 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 33.800° N, 136.900° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
There was a strong earthquake in Osaka Prefecture. The epicenter was at sea, at Kumano-Nada. A tsunami was observed on the south coast of the Kii Peninsula, at Kamakura and at other places. [33.8 N, 136.9 E.; M=7, m=1]. (reference #414)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 18, 1586, Ise Bay, Japan
- October 27, 1891, Mino-Owari, Japan
- January 16, 1995, Kobe, Awaji-Shima, Nishinomiya, SW Honshu, Japan
- September 20, 1498, Enshunada Sea, Japan
- December 24, 1854, Nankaido, 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 3, 1361, Nankaido, Japan
- December 17, 1096, Enshunada, Japan
- August 19, 1830, Kyoto, 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 5945.