December 29, 1715 Earthquake: Seikaido, Japan

Date

December 29, 1715

Place

Seikaido, Japan

Magnitude

6.6 (Ms)

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

33.300° N, 131.700° E

Country

Japan

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

• May 21, 1792, Kyusyu Island, JapanM6.4 · 15,030 deaths · 6,200 houses destroyed · 142 km
• June 30, 744, Shimabara, Yatsushiro, Higo, JapanM6.4 · 1,520 deaths · 470 houses destroyed · 150 km
• June 16, 1026, Off Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, JapanM7.5 · 1,001 deaths · 3,000 houses destroyed · 167 km
• March 14, 1872, SW, Honshu, JapanM7.4 · 804 deaths · 5,796 houses destroyed · 180 km
• September 4, 1596, Beppu Bay, JapanM6.9 · 708 deaths · 80 houses destroyed · 0 km
• April 15, 2016, Kumamoto, Oita, JapanM7 · 273 deaths · $20 billion · 43,386 houses destroyed · 105 km
• October 30, 1662, Hiuganada, JapanM7.9 · 200 deaths · 2,500 houses destroyed · 180 km
• September 10, 1597, Beppu Bay, JapanM6.4 · 40 deaths · 9 km
• July 28, 2026, Kumamoto, JapanM6.8 · 38 deaths · 3,539 houses destroyed · 114 km
• December 7, 1922, Kyushu, Japan27 deaths · 147 km
• August 6, 1984, Nobeoka, Kyushu, JapanM6.7 · 20 deaths · 104 km
• July 28, 1889, Kumamoto, JapanM6.3 · 20 deaths · 239 houses destroyed · 109 km
• June 2, 1905, Aki, JapanM7.8 · 11 deaths · 59 houses destroyed · 83 km
• July 12, 1676, Tuwano, Japan7 deaths · 136 km
• February 21, 1968, Kyushu, JapanM6.3 · 3 deaths · 177 km

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