April 9, 1858 Earthquake: N, Hida, Japan

Name: April 9, 1858 Earthquake: N, Hida, Japan
Start: 1858-04-09
Location: N, Hida, Japan

April 9, 1858 · 203 deaths · 709 houses destroyed

An earthquake struck N, Hida, Japan on April 9, 1858. It killed 203 people.

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: April 9, 1858
Place: N, Hida, Japan
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 36.000° N, 137.500° E
Country: Japan

The toll

Deaths: 203
Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Houses destroyed: 709

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.

Reference #1068 lists earthquake on April 9, 1858, 36 N, 137.5 E, in the northern part of Hida, 203 deaths, 709 houses destroyed.

Reference #1055 lists earthquake on April 9, 1858, Etchu, Japan, intensity II which corresponds to buildings may be unroofed or shattered and some may fall, the ground may be badly cracked in places and small landslips occur.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 2020.