September 30, 1997 Earthquake: S, Honshu, Japan
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck S, Honshu, Japan on September 30, 1997 at 06:27:24 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- September 30, 1997
- Time
- 06:27:24 UTC
- Place
- S, Honshu, Japan
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 31.959° N, 141.878° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 11, 1992, S, Honshu, Japan
- April 21, 1916, Off East Coast Honshu, Japan
- May 2, 2015, S. of, Honshu, Japan
- May 6, 2018, S. of, Honshu, Japan
- January 1, 2006, S. of, Honshu, Japan
- September 23, 2024, Izu Islands, Japan
- February 29, 1972, Hachijojima, Tokyo, S of Honshu, Japan
- June 13, 1984, Tori Shima, Okinawa, Japan
- December 4, 1972, S of Honshu, Hachijojima, Japan
- September 4, 1996, Honshu Island, Japan
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 7447.