June 29, 1980 Earthquake: S Coast, Honshu, Japan

Date

June 29, 1980

Time

07:20:05 UTC

Place

S Coast, Honshu, Japan

Magnitude

6.2 (Ms)

Focal depth

15 km (9 mi)

Intensity

8 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

34.808° N, 139.181° E

Country

Japan

Injuries

7

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 1, 1923, Tokyo, Yokohama, JapanM7.9 · 105,385 deaths · $600 million · 695,000 houses destroyed · 44 km
• May 27, 1293, Kamakura, JapanM7.1 · 23,024 deaths · 48 km
• November 11, 1855, Tokyo, JapanM7 · 6,757 deaths · 50,000 houses destroyed · 109 km
• December 30, 1703, Off SW Boso Peninsula, JapanM8.2 · 5,233 deaths · 20,162 houses destroyed · 78 km
• September 20, 1498, Enshunada Sea, JapanM8.3 · 5,000 deaths · 1,000 houses destroyed · 134 km
• January 12, 1945, S, Honshu, JapanM7.1 · 2,306 deaths · 7,221 houses destroyed · 181 km
• October 28, 1707, Enshunada, JapanM8.4 · 2,000 deaths · 10,000 houses destroyed · 149 km
• February 3, 1605, Enshunada, JapanM7.9 · 1,001 deaths · 80 houses destroyed · 158 km
• December 23, 1854, Enshunada Sea, JapanM8.3 · 1,000 deaths · 8,900 houses destroyed · 148 km
• December 17, 1096, Enshunada, JapanM8.4 · 400 deaths · 178 km
• November 25, 1930, Idu, Honshu, JapanM7.1 · 259 deaths · 8,099 houses destroyed · 27 km
• September 12, 1495, Kamakura, JapanM7.1 · 200 deaths · 44 km
• July 29, 1649, Tokyo, Japan200 deaths · 107 km
• March 1, 1633, Odawara, JapanM7.1 · 150 deaths · 44 km
• March 11, 1853, Odawara, Japan79 deaths · 82 km

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