August 19, 1961 Earthquake: W Coast, Honshu, Japan

Date

August 19, 1961

Time

05:33:00 UTC

Place

W Coast, Honshu, Japan

Magnitude

7.3

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

36.000° N, 136.700° E

Country

Japan

Deaths

10

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.

• May 8, 1847, Zenkoji, Nagano, JapanM7.4 · 12,000 deaths · 34,000 houses destroyed · 161 km
• January 18, 1586, Ise Bay, JapanM8.2 · 8,000 deaths · 10,000 houses destroyed · 112 km
• October 27, 1891, Mino-Owari, JapanM8.4 · 7,273 deaths · 142,177 houses destroyed · 62 km
• June 28, 1948, Fukui, JapanM7.3 · 5,131 deaths · $1 billion · 63,000 houses destroyed · 84 km
• March 7, 1927, SW, Honshu, JapanM7.3 · 3,022 deaths · $40 million · 15,594 houses destroyed · 151 km
• January 12, 1945, S, Honshu, JapanM7.1 · 2,306 deaths · 7,221 houses destroyed · 151 km
• May 20, 1751, NW, Honshu, JapanM6.6 · 2,100 deaths · 9,100 houses destroyed · 183 km
• February 1, 1666, Takata, Japan1,500 deaths · 161 km
• July 9, 1854, Iga, Ise, Yamato, Japan1,352 deaths · 5,000 houses destroyed · 128 km
• June 16, 1662, Yamasiro, Japan600 deaths · 84 km
• January 1, 2024, Ishikawa, Honshu, JapanM7.5 · 549 deaths · $18 billion · 29,966 houses destroyed · 173 km
• May 23, 1925, Tajima, Honshu, JapanM6.8 · 395 deaths · 3,333 houses destroyed · 178 km
• August 19, 1830, Kyoto, Japan280 deaths · 128 km
• April 9, 1858, N, Hida, Japan203 deaths · 709 houses destroyed · 72 km
• April 28, 1714, Oomati, Japan56 deaths · 300 houses destroyed · 129 km

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