Significant earthquakes of 1694

June 19, 1694 Earthquake: Ugo, Japan

June 19, 1694 · 394 deaths · 2,760 houses destroyed

An earthquake struck Ugo, Japan on June 19, 1694. It killed 394 people.

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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
June 19, 1694
Place
Ugo, Japan
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
40.000° N, 139.500° E
Country
Japan

The toll

Deaths
394
Damage
Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Houses destroyed
2,760

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.

June 19, 1694, S. Nosiro in Ugo, 40 N, 139.5 E. 2760 houses destroyed and 394 deaths. (reference #1068)

June 19, 1694, Akita, Japan, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (reference #1055)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 1133.