June 2, 1905 Earthquake: Aki, Japan
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Aki, Japan on June 2, 1905 at 05:39:42 UTC, 100 km below the surface. It killed 11 people.
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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
- June 2, 1905
- Time
- 05:39:42 UTC
- Place
- Aki, Japan
- Magnitude
- 7.8 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 100 km (62 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 34.000° N, 132.000° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Deaths
- 11
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 59
- Houses damaged
- 59
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 June 2, 1905, 34 N 133 E, 11 deaths, 59 houses destroyed in Aki.
Reference #1002 lists earthquake on June 2, 1905, 05:39.7, depth 100 km, 34 N, 132 E, magnitude 7.75.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 16, 1026, Off Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
- December 20, 1711, Seionaikai, Japan
- March 14, 1872, SW, Honshu, Japan
- September 4, 1596, Beppu Bay, Japan
- April 15, 2016, Kumamoto, Oita, Japan
- September 10, 1597, Beppu Bay, Japan
- July 28, 2026, Kumamoto, Japan
- August 6, 1984, Nobeoka, Kyushu, Japan
- July 28, 1889, Kumamoto, Japan
- July 12, 1676, Tuwano, Japan
- March 19, 1711, Mimasaka, Japan
- March 24, 2001, Hiroshima, Okayama, Honshu, Kagama, Japan
- March 20, 2005, Fukuoka, Genkai, Kyushu, Japan
- March 20, 1939, Seikaido, Japan
- April 1, 1968, Kyushu, Shikoku, Japan
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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 2717.