March 1, 1865 Earthquake: Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Name: March 1, 1865 Earthquake: Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Start: 1865-03-01
Location: Ryukyu Islands, Japan

March 1, 1865

An earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, Japan on March 1, 1865. 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: March 1, 1865
Place: Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
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:

1865, March 1. Validity 2. A weak tsunami was observed on the coast of Okinawa Island. It was presumably due to an earthquake.

1865, March 1, 9:30 local time. An earthquake was felt at Yokohama. It is possible that this is related to the above tsunami.

Significant earthquakes of 1865 The 1800s 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 10061.