December 3, 1855 Earthquake: Nankaido, Japan

Name: December 3, 1855 Earthquake: Nankaido, Japan
Start: 1855-12-03
Location: Nankaido, Japan

December 3, 1855 · M7

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Nankaido, Japan on December 3, 1855. 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: December 3, 1855
Place: Nankaido, Japan
Magnitude: 7 (Ms)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 32.500° N, 134.500° 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.

February 3, 1605, Nankaido, JapanM7.9 · 5,000 deaths · 400 houses destroyed · 67 km
October 28, 1707, Nankaido, JapanM8.4 · 5,000 deaths · 77,000 houses destroyed · 83 km
December 24, 1854, Nankaido, JapanM8.4 · 3,000 deaths · 20,000 houses destroyed · 81 km
December 20, 1946, S Coast, Honshu, JapanM8.3 · 1,362 deaths · 11,661 houses destroyed · 148 km
August 3, 1361, Nankaido, JapanM8.4 · 660 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 73 km
April 1, 1968, Kyushu, Shikoku, JapanM7.5 · 1 death · 189 km
November 29, 684, JapanM8.4 · Deaths: many · 47 km
August 26, 887, Nankaido, JapanM8.6 · Deaths: many · 93 km
February 27, 1671, Nankaido, JapanM6.9 · 102 km
February 22, 1099, Nankaido, JapanM8.4 · 109 km
April 17, 1948, Tokaido, Japan123 km
September 20, 1498, Nankaido, JapanM7.5 · 129 km
August 15, 1331, Sagami, JapanM7 · 149 km
August 8, 1808, E. Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, JapanM6.5 · 158 km
November 22, 1360, Kumanonada, JapanM7 · Deaths: many · 188 km

Significant earthquakes of 1855 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 9817.