October 3, 1853 Earthquake: Okinawa, Japan

Name: October 3, 1853 Earthquake: Okinawa, Japan
Start: 1853-10-03
Location: Okinawa, Japan

October 3, 1853

An earthquake struck Okinawa, Japan on October 3, 1853. 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: October 3, 1853
Place: Okinawa, Japan
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 26.200° N, 127.600° E
Country: Japan

The toll

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

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Reference #414:

1853, October 3. Tsunami on Okinawa Island.

[Tsunami caused by earthquake on Okinawa Island.]

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 1853 The 1800s 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 9956.