June 19, 1694 Earthquake: Ugo, Japan
An earthquake struck Ugo, Japan on June 19, 1694. It killed 394 people.
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
- 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.
- October 31, 1341, Jusanko, Japan
- March 8, 1766, Hirosaki, Japan
- July 10, 1804, Kisakata, Japan
- August 31, 1896, Senhoku, Ugo, Japan
- October 18, 1644, NW. Honshu Island, Japan
- May 26, 1983, Akita, Honshu, Japan
- March 15, 1914, Senhoku, Japan
- December 7, 1833, NW, Honshu, Japan
- September 25, 1810, Oga, Japan
- May 27, 1704, N of Nosiro, Japan
- June 16, 1964, W Coast, Honshu, Japan
- May 1, 1939, NW, Honshu, Japan
- June 13, 2008, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
- February 8, 1793, Aomori, Japan
- July 23, 2008, N, Honshu, 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 1133.