November 10, 1730 Earthquake: Kashima, Japan

Name: November 10, 1730 Earthquake: Kashima, Japan
Start: 1730-11-10
Location: Kashima, Japan

November 10, 1730 · M7.6

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kashima, Japan on November 10, 1730. It caused a tsunami.

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: November 10, 1730
Place: Kashima, Japan
Magnitude: 7.6 (Ms)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 36.200° N, 142.200° E
Country: Japan

The toll

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

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

November 4, 1677, Off SE. Boso Peninsula, JapanM7.4 · 500 deaths · 1,001 houses destroyed · 148 km
July 6, 1905, Off Fukushima, JapanM7 · 57 deaths · 138 km
April 11, 2011, Honshu, JapanM6.6 · 7 deaths · 3 houses destroyed · 184 km
March 16, 2022, Off Fukushima, JapanM7.3 · 4 deaths · $8.8 billion · 217 houses destroyed · 177 km
November 5, 1938, Near E Coast Honshu, JapanM7.7 · 1 death · 20 houses destroyed · 110 km
February 13, 2021, Off Fukushima, JapanM7.1 · 1 death · $7.7 billion · 798 houses destroyed · 176 km
January 16, 1961, Kashima, Japan24 km
January 16, 1961, Kashima, Japan27 km
January 16, 1961, Kashima, Japan35 km
July 23, 1982, Ibaraki, JapanM6.8 · 45 km
November 22, 1938, Sanriku, Japan56 km
May 7, 2008, E Coast, Honshu, JapanM6.8 · 61 km
July 19, 1935, Japan84 km
November 30, 1938, Sanriku, Japan89 km
May 23, 1938, Japan Trench91 km

Significant earthquakes of 1730 The 1700s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 9815.