August 1, 1729 Earthquake: Noto, Japan

Date

August 1, 1729

Place

Noto, Japan

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

37.500° N, 137.000° E

Country

Japan

Deaths

5

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

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.

• May 8, 1847, Zenkoji, Nagano, JapanM7.4 · 12,000 deaths · 34,000 houses destroyed · 105 km
• June 28, 1948, Fukui, JapanM7.3 · 5,131 deaths · $1 billion · 63,000 houses destroyed · 142 km
• May 20, 1751, NW, Honshu, JapanM6.6 · 2,100 deaths · 9,100 houses destroyed · 103 km
• August 2, 887, Niigata, Honshu, JapanM6.5 · 2,000 deaths · 97 km
• February 1, 1666, Takata, Japan1,500 deaths · 105 km
• January 1, 2024, Ishikawa, Honshu, JapanM7.5 · 549 deaths · $18 billion · 29,966 houses destroyed · 24 km
• April 9, 1858, N, Hida, Japan203 deaths · 709 houses destroyed · 173 km
• October 23, 2004, Niigata Prefecture, Honshu, JapanM6.6 · 68 deaths · $28 billion · 3,175 houses destroyed · 160 km
• April 28, 1714, Oomati, Japan56 deaths · 300 houses destroyed · 142 km
• September 13, 1984, Mt Ontake, Central, Honshu, JapanM6.1 · 29 deaths · $43 million · 195 km
• December 9, 1802, Sado Island, Ogi, NW Honshu, JapanM6.6 · 19 deaths · 1,060 houses destroyed · 117 km
• July 16, 2007, W Coast, Honshu, JapanM6.6 · 15 deaths · $13 billion · 1,331 houses destroyed · 131 km
• August 19, 1961, W Coast, Honshu, JapanM7.3 · 10 deaths · 169 km
• May 5, 2023, Ishikawa, Toyama, Honshu, JapanM6.2 · 1 death · 3 houses destroyed · 27 km
• March 25, 2007, W Coast, Honshu, JapanM6.7 · 1 death · 13,556 houses destroyed · 41 km

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