November 4, 1677 Earthquake: Off SE. Boso Peninsula, Japan
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Off SE. Boso Peninsula, Japan on November 4, 1677. It killed 500 people, counting the tsunami it caused.
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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
- November 4, 1677
- Place
- Off SE. Boso Peninsula, Japan
- Magnitude
- 7.4 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 35.000° N, 141.500° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Deaths
- 500 with its tsunami and other effects
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million) with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses destroyed
- 1,001 with its tsunami and other effects
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.
1677, Nov 4. There was an earthquake with source near Chiba and Ibaraki Prefectures. A multitude of aftershocks were recorded on the Boso Peninsula. A destructive tsunami occurred. (reference #414)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 1, 1923, Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan
- May 27, 1293, Kamakura, Japan
- November 11, 1855, Tokyo, Japan
- December 30, 1703, Off SW Boso Peninsula, Japan
- July 29, 1649, Tokyo, Japan
- September 12, 1495, Kamakura, Japan
- March 11, 1853, Odawara, Japan
- June 20, 1894, Tokyo, Japan
- January 15, 1924, Sagami, Japan
- December 17, 1987, Chiba Perfecture, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
- September 24, 1980, Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan
- August 3, 1974, Kakiota, Mito, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
- November 25, 1953, Kashima, Japan
- June 1, 1923, Kashima, Japan
- March 12, 1909, Choshi, 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 1076.