August 24, 1904 Earthquake: Kyushu, Japan
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan on August 24, 1904 at 20:59:00 UTC, 25 km below the surface.
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
- August 24, 1904
- Time
- 20:59:00 UTC
- Place
- Kyushu, Japan
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Focal depth
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.000° N, 130.000° E
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- East Asia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #130 Gutenberg, B. and C.F. Richter (1965). Seismicity of the earth and associated phenomena. Princeton University Press, 1954 (second edition); Hafner Publishing Company, New York and London (facsimile edition), 310 p.
- #88 Duda, Seweryn J. (1965). Secular seismic energy release in the circum-Pacific belt. Tectonophysics, vol. 2, no. 5, p. 409-452. DOI:10.1016/0040-1951(65)90035-1
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
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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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 2688.