July 19, 1935 Earthquake: Japan
An earthquake struck Japan on July 19, 1935 at 00:50:00 UTC. 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
- July 19, 1935
- Time
- 00:50:00 UTC
- Place
- Japan
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 36.600° N, 141.400° E
- 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:
1935, July 19, 9:50 local time. There was a strong earthquake with source off the coast of Kashima Nada (Ibaraki Prefecture). It was accompanied by aftershocks and a weak tsunami.
Iida et al. (1967): 19.VII; 0h50m; 36.7 N., 141.3 E.; 0 km; M=6.5, m <-2.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 11, 1855, Tokyo, Japan
- September 27, 1611, Aidu, Japan
- December 18, 1828, Sandyo IN Etigo, Japan
- November 4, 1677, Off SE. Boso Peninsula, Japan
- July 29, 1649, Tokyo, Japan
- July 6, 1905, Off Fukushima, Japan
- April 21, 1659, Aidu, Japan
- June 12, 1978, Sanriku, Japan
- June 20, 1894, Tokyo, Japan
- April 11, 2011, Honshu, Japan
- March 16, 2022, Off Fukushima, Japan
- April 7, 2011, Near E Coast Honshu, Japan
- August 3, 1974, Kakiota, Mito, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
- December 17, 1987, Chiba Perfecture, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
- September 24, 1980, Tokyo, Yokohama, 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 6102.