June 3, 1978 Earthquake: Hiroshima, S Honshu, Japan

Date

June 3, 1978

Time

20:03:52 UTC

Place

Hiroshima, S Honshu, Japan

Magnitude

4.9 (Ms)

Focal depth

4 km (2 mi)

Intensity

4 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

35.100° N, 132.600° E

Country

Japan

Injuries

1

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.

• September 10, 1943, S, Honshu, JapanM7.4 · 1,400 deaths · 7,739 houses destroyed · 120 km
• June 16, 1026, Off Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, JapanM7.5 · 1,001 deaths · 3,000 houses destroyed · 80 km
• December 20, 1711, Seionaikai, JapanM6.7 · 1,000 deaths · 1,713 houses destroyed · 156 km
• March 14, 1872, SW, Honshu, JapanM7.4 · 804 deaths · 5,796 houses destroyed · 59 km
• June 2, 1905, Aki, JapanM7.8 · 11 deaths · 59 houses destroyed · 134 km
• July 12, 1676, Tuwano, Japan7 deaths · 86 km
• March 19, 1711, Mimasaka, Japan4 deaths · 57 km
• March 24, 2001, Hiroshima, Okayama, Honshu, Kagama, JapanM6.8 · 2 deaths · $500 million · 113 km
• April 8, 2018, Shimane Prefecture, JapanM5.7 · 18 km
• October 6, 2000, Okayama, Tottori, W, Honshu, JapanM6.7 · $150 million · 104 houses destroyed · 63 km
• October 21, 2016, Kurayoshi, JapanM6.2 · $100 million · 2 houses destroyed · 114 km
• October 30, 1983, Tottori, Yonango, JapanM5.2 · 125 km
• March 13, 2014, Southwestern, JapanM6.3 · 173 km
• January 11, 1900, Sea of JapanM7.8 · 176 km

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