November 25, 1899 Earthquake: Seikaido, Japan

Date

November 25, 1899

Place

Seikaido, Japan

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

31.900° N, 132.000° E

Country

Japan

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

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• June 30, 744, Shimabara, Yatsushiro, Higo, JapanM6.4 · 1,520 deaths · 470 houses destroyed · 152 km
• September 4, 1596, Beppu Bay, JapanM6.9 · 708 deaths · 80 houses destroyed · 158 km
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• October 30, 1662, Hiuganada, JapanM7.9 · 200 deaths · 2,500 houses destroyed · 22 km
• January 12, 1914, Sakurijima, JapanM7.1 · 63 deaths · $19 million · 2,268 houses destroyed · 131 km
• September 10, 1597, Beppu Bay, JapanM6.4 · 40 deaths · 160 km
• July 28, 2026, Kumamoto, JapanM6.8 · 38 deaths · 3,539 houses destroyed · 148 km
• December 7, 1922, Kyushu, Japan27 deaths · 183 km
• August 6, 1984, Nobeoka, Kyushu, JapanM6.7 · 20 deaths · 54 km
• July 28, 1889, Kumamoto, JapanM6.3 · 20 deaths · 239 houses destroyed · 158 km
• February 21, 1968, Kyushu, JapanM6.3 · 3 deaths · 133 km
• November 18, 1941, Shikoku, JapanM7.4 · 2 deaths · 27 houses destroyed · 15 km
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• February 26, 1961, Miyazaki, JapanM7.3 · 2 deaths · 170 houses destroyed · 38 km

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