May 13, 1717 Earthquake: Hanamaki, Japan
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Hanamaki, Japan on May 13, 1717.
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
- May 13, 1717
- Place
- Hanamaki, Japan
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.000° N, 142.700° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
1717 V 13. Hanamaki. M=7.6. The strong shock destroyed many houses at Hanamaki City and vicinity. (reference #1065)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 15, 1896, Sanriku, Japan
- March 11, 2011, Honshu, Japan
- December 2, 1611, Sanriku, Japan
- March 2, 1933, Sanriku, Japan
- February 17, 1793, Sanriku,rikuzen,rikuchu, Japan
- August 31, 1896, Senhoku, Ugo, Japan
- December 6, 1616, Sanriku, Japan
- July 6, 1905, Off Fukushima, Japan
- June 12, 1978, Sanriku, Japan
- August 23, 1856, Oshima, Japan
- June 13, 2008, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
- August 9, 1901, Off Northeast Coast Honshu, Japan
- March 16, 2022, Off Fukushima, Japan
- April 7, 2011, Near E Coast Honshu, Japan
- December 28, 1994, 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 1207.