July 9, 1989 Earthquake: Ito, Ajiro, Honshu, Japan

Date

July 9, 1989

Time

02:09:09 UTC

Place

Ito, Ajiro, Honshu, Japan

Magnitude

5 (Ms)

Focal depth

5 km (3 mi)

Intensity

6 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

34.942° N, 139.193° E

Country

Japan

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 · 33 km
• May 27, 1293, Kamakura, JapanM7.1 · 23,024 deaths · 34 km
• November 11, 1855, Tokyo, JapanM7 · 6,757 deaths · 50,000 houses destroyed · 96 km
• December 30, 1703, Off SW Boso Peninsula, JapanM8.2 · 5,233 deaths · 20,162 houses destroyed · 74 km
• September 20, 1498, Enshunada Sea, JapanM8.3 · 5,000 deaths · 1,000 houses destroyed · 145 km
• January 12, 1945, S, Honshu, JapanM7.1 · 2,306 deaths · 7,221 houses destroyed · 184 km
• October 28, 1707, Enshunada, JapanM8.4 · 2,000 deaths · 10,000 houses destroyed · 158 km
• February 3, 1605, Enshunada, JapanM7.9 · 1,001 deaths · 80 houses destroyed · 173 km
• December 23, 1854, Enshunada Sea, JapanM8.3 · 1,000 deaths · 8,900 houses destroyed · 158 km
• December 17, 1096, Enshunada, JapanM8.4 · 400 deaths · 187 km
• November 25, 1930, Idu, Honshu, JapanM7.1 · 259 deaths · 8,099 houses destroyed · 19 km
• April 9, 1858, N, Hida, Japan203 deaths · 709 houses destroyed · 193 km
• September 12, 1495, Kamakura, JapanM7.1 · 200 deaths · 33 km
• July 29, 1649, Tokyo, Japan200 deaths · 96 km
• March 1, 1633, Odawara, JapanM7.1 · 150 deaths · 29 km

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