April 1, 1995 Earthquake: Niigata Prefecture, Sado, Japan

Date

April 1, 1995

Time

03:49:33 UTC

Place

Niigata Prefecture, Sado, Japan

Magnitude

5.4 (Mw)

Focal depth

11 km (7 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

37.925° N, 139.186° 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.

• May 8, 1847, Zenkoji, Nagano, JapanM7.4 · 12,000 deaths · 34,000 houses destroyed · 147 km
• September 27, 1611, Aidu, Japan3,700 deaths · 86 km
• May 20, 1751, NW, Honshu, JapanM6.6 · 2,100 deaths · 9,100 houses destroyed · 125 km
• August 2, 887, Niigata, Honshu, JapanM6.5 · 2,000 deaths · 107 km
• February 1, 1666, Takata, Japan1,500 deaths · 147 km
• December 18, 1828, Sandyo IN Etigo, Japan1,443 deaths · 11,750 houses destroyed · 55 km
• January 1, 2024, Ishikawa, Honshu, JapanM7.5 · 549 deaths · $18 billion · 29,966 houses destroyed · 175 km
• July 10, 1804, Kisakata, JapanM7.3 · 450 deaths · 10,810 houses destroyed · 142 km
• October 18, 1644, NW. Honshu Island, JapanM6.9 · 117 deaths · 28 houses destroyed · 182 km
• March 15, 1914, Senhoku, JapanM7.2 · 94 deaths · 640 houses destroyed · 151 km
• December 7, 1833, NW, Honshu, JapanM7.4 · 85 deaths · 1,140 houses destroyed · 108 km
• October 23, 2004, Niigata Prefecture, Honshu, JapanM6.6 · 68 deaths · $28 billion · 3,175 houses destroyed · 86 km
• April 28, 1714, Oomati, Japan56 deaths · 300 houses destroyed · 190 km
• April 21, 1659, Aidu, Japan39 deaths · 86 km
• June 16, 1964, W Coast, Honshu, JapanM7.6 · 36 deaths · $800 million · 3,557 houses destroyed · 51 km

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