April 30, 1962 Earthquake: Sendai, Honshu, Japan

Date

April 30, 1962

Time

02:26:30 UTC

Place

Sendai, Honshu, Japan

Magnitude

6.8 (Ms)

Focal depth

104 km (65 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

38.800° N, 140.900° E

Country

Japan

Deaths

1

Injuries

Many (about 101 to 1,000)

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.

• March 11, 2011, Honshu, JapanM9.1 · 18,423 deaths · $220 billion · 123,661 houses destroyed · 140 km
• September 27, 1611, Aidu, Japan3,700 deaths · 165 km
• December 18, 1828, Sandyo IN Etigo, Japan1,443 deaths · 11,750 houses destroyed · 189 km
• July 10, 1804, Kisakata, JapanM7.3 · 450 deaths · 10,810 houses destroyed · 87 km
• June 19, 1694, Ugo, Japan394 deaths · 2,760 houses destroyed · 180 km
• August 31, 1896, Senhoku, Ugo, Japan206 deaths · 5,911 houses destroyed · 134 km
• October 18, 1644, NW. Honshu Island, JapanM6.9 · 117 deaths · 28 houses destroyed · 96 km
• March 15, 1914, Senhoku, JapanM7.2 · 94 deaths · 640 houses destroyed · 105 km
• December 7, 1833, NW, Honshu, JapanM7.4 · 85 deaths · 1,140 houses destroyed · 152 km
• September 25, 1810, Oga, JapanM6.6 · 59 deaths · 1,804 houses destroyed · 150 km
• April 21, 1659, Aidu, Japan39 deaths · 165 km
• June 16, 1964, W Coast, Honshu, JapanM7.6 · 36 deaths · $800 million · 3,557 houses destroyed · 152 km
• June 12, 1978, Sanriku, JapanM7.7 · 28 deaths · $865 million · 119 km
• May 1, 1939, NW, Honshu, JapanM7 · 27 deaths · 479 houses destroyed · 188 km
• June 13, 2008, Tokyo, Honshu, JapanM6.9 · 23 deaths · 26 km

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