October 2, 1678 Earthquake: Sanriku,rikuchu, Japan

Date

October 2, 1678

Place

Sanriku,rikuchu, Japan

Magnitude

7.4

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

38.600° N, 142.000° E

Country

Japan

Deaths

1

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

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.

• June 15, 1896, Sanriku, JapanM8.3 · 27,122 deaths · 11,000 houses destroyed · 200 km
• March 11, 2011, Honshu, JapanM9.1 · 18,423 deaths · $220 billion · 123,661 houses destroyed · 47 km
• February 17, 1793, Sanriku,rikuzen,rikuchu, JapanM8.3 · 745 deaths · 1,160 houses destroyed · 174 km
• July 10, 1804, Kisakata, JapanM7.3 · 450 deaths · 10,810 houses destroyed · 184 km
• August 31, 1896, Senhoku, Ugo, Japan206 deaths · 5,911 houses destroyed · 178 km
• October 18, 1644, NW. Honshu Island, JapanM6.9 · 117 deaths · 28 houses destroyed · 187 km
• July 6, 1905, Off Fukushima, JapanM7 · 57 deaths · 143 km
• June 12, 1978, Sanriku, JapanM7.7 · 28 deaths · $865 million · 46 km
• June 13, 2008, Tokyo, Honshu, JapanM6.9 · 23 deaths · 108 km
• March 16, 2022, Off Fukushima, JapanM7.3 · 4 deaths · $8.8 billion · 217 houses destroyed · 105 km
• April 7, 2011, Near E Coast Honshu, JapanM7.1 · 3 deaths · 51 km
• February 13, 2021, Off Fukushima, JapanM7.1 · 1 death · $7.7 billion · 798 houses destroyed · 98 km
• April 30, 1962, Sendai, Honshu, JapanM6.8 · 1 death · 98 km
• July 23, 2008, N, Honshu, JapanM6.8 · 1 death · 141 km
• November 5, 1938, Near E Coast Honshu, JapanM7.7 · 1 death · 20 houses destroyed · 169 km

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