July 11, 1935 Earthquake: Honshu, Japan

Date

July 11, 1935

Time

18:35:00 UTC

Place

Honshu, Japan

Magnitude

6.3

Focal depth

10 km (6 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

35.000° N, 138.000° E

Country

Japan

Deaths

9

Damage

Limited (under about $1 million)

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.

• September 1, 1923, Tokyo, Yokohama, JapanM7.9 · 105,385 deaths · $600 million · 695,000 houses destroyed · 137 km
• May 27, 1293, Kamakura, JapanM7.1 · 23,024 deaths · 129 km
• January 18, 1586, Ise Bay, JapanM8.2 · 8,000 deaths · 10,000 houses destroyed · 109 km
• October 27, 1891, Mino-Owari, JapanM8.4 · 7,273 deaths · 142,177 houses destroyed · 106 km
• November 11, 1855, Tokyo, JapanM7 · 6,757 deaths · 50,000 houses destroyed · 179 km
• December 30, 1703, Off SW Boso Peninsula, JapanM8.2 · 5,233 deaths · 20,162 houses destroyed · 182 km
• September 20, 1498, Enshunada Sea, JapanM8.3 · 5,000 deaths · 1,000 houses destroyed · 112 km
• January 12, 1945, S, Honshu, JapanM7.1 · 2,306 deaths · 7,221 houses destroyed · 80 km
• October 28, 1707, Enshunada, JapanM8.4 · 2,000 deaths · 10,000 houses destroyed · 102 km
• July 9, 1854, Iga, Ise, Yamato, Japan1,352 deaths · 5,000 houses destroyed · 182 km
• December 7, 1944, Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula, JapanM8.1 · 1,223 deaths · 29,205 houses destroyed · 138 km
• February 3, 1605, Enshunada, JapanM7.9 · 1,001 deaths · 80 houses destroyed · 173 km
• December 23, 1854, Enshunada Sea, JapanM8.3 · 1,000 deaths · 8,900 houses destroyed · 112 km
• June 16, 1662, Yamasiro, Japan600 deaths · 190 km
• December 17, 1096, Enshunada, JapanM8.4 · 400 deaths · 120 km

Significant earthquakes of 1935The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1935Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history

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 3554.