February 27, 1671 Earthquake: Nankaido, Japan

Name: February 27, 1671 Earthquake: Nankaido, Japan
Start: 1671-02-27
Location: Nankaido, Japan

February 27, 1671 · M6.9

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Nankaido, Japan on February 27, 1671. 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: February 27, 1671
Place: Nankaido, Japan
Magnitude: 6.9 (Ms)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 33.400° N, 134.700° E
Country: Japan

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

January 16, 1995, Kobe, Awaji-Shima, Nishinomiya, SW Honshu, JapanM6.9 · 6,434 deaths · $100 billion · 186,175 houses destroyed · 137 km
October 28, 1707, Nankaido, JapanM8.4 · 5,000 deaths · 77,000 houses destroyed · 24 km
February 3, 1605, Nankaido, JapanM7.9 · 5,000 deaths · 400 houses destroyed · 48 km
December 24, 1854, Nankaido, JapanM8.4 · 3,000 deaths · 20,000 houses destroyed · 43 km
December 20, 1946, S Coast, Honshu, JapanM8.3 · 1,362 deaths · 11,661 houses destroyed · 116 km
December 20, 1711, Seionaikai, JapanM6.7 · 1,000 deaths · 1,713 houses destroyed · 119 km
August 3, 1361, Nankaido, JapanM8.4 · 660 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 53 km
June 17, 2018, Osaka, JapanM5.5 · 5 deaths · $7 billion · 180 km
September 20, 1498, Nankaido, JapanM7.5 · 48 km
August 8, 1808, E. Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, JapanM6.5 · 56 km
August 15, 1331, Sagami, JapanM7 · 57 km
August 26, 887, Nankaido, JapanM8.6 · Deaths: many · 71 km
February 22, 1099, Nankaido, JapanM8.4 · 87 km
April 17, 1948, Tokaido, Japan90 km
December 3, 1855, Nankaido, JapanM7 · 102 km

Significant earthquakes of 1671 The 1600s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 9814.