April 28, 1714 Earthquake: Oomati, Japan
An earthquake struck Oomati, Japan on April 28, 1714. It killed 56 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
- April 28, 1714
- Place
- Oomati, Japan
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.500° N, 138.000° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Deaths
- 56
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 300
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.
1714, April 28. 36.5 N, 138 E, Oomati in Sinano. 300 houses destroyed, 56 deaths. (reference #1068)
1714, April 28. Japan (Shinano). Intensity II which corresponds to buildings may be unroofed or
shattered and some may fall, the ground may be badly cracked
in places and small landslips occur. (reference #1055)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 27, 1293, Kamakura, Japan
- May 8, 1847, Zenkoji, Nagano, Japan
- January 18, 1586, Ise Bay, Japan
- October 27, 1891, Mino-Owari, Japan
- November 11, 1855, Tokyo, Japan
- June 28, 1948, Fukui, Japan
- May 20, 1751, NW, Honshu, Japan
- August 2, 887, Niigata, Honshu, Japan
- February 1, 1666, Takata, Japan
- December 18, 1828, Sandyo IN Etigo, Japan
- January 1, 2024, Ishikawa, Honshu, Japan
- November 25, 1930, Idu, Honshu, Japan
- April 9, 1858, N, Hida, Japan
- March 1, 1633, Odawara, Japan
- March 11, 1853, Odawara, 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 1187.