July 15, 2000 Earthquake: Nii-Jima, Near S Coast Honshu, Japan

Date

July 15, 2000

Time

01:30:30 UTC

Place

Nii-Jima, Near S Coast Honshu, Japan

Magnitude

6.1 (Mw)

Focal depth

10 km (6 mi)

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

34.319° N, 139.260° E

Country

Japan

Injuries

10

Damage

Limited (under about $1 million)

Houses damaged

20

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 · 90 km
• May 27, 1293, Kamakura, JapanM7.1 · 23,024 deaths · 99 km
• November 11, 1855, Tokyo, JapanM7 · 6,757 deaths · 50,000 houses destroyed · 156 km
• December 30, 1703, Off SW Boso Peninsula, JapanM8.2 · 5,233 deaths · 20,162 houses destroyed · 102 km
• September 20, 1498, Enshunada Sea, JapanM8.3 · 5,000 deaths · 1,000 houses destroyed · 112 km
• January 12, 1945, S, Honshu, JapanM7.1 · 2,306 deaths · 7,221 houses destroyed · 193 km
• October 28, 1707, Enshunada, JapanM8.4 · 2,000 deaths · 10,000 houses destroyed · 136 km
• February 3, 1605, Enshunada, JapanM7.9 · 1,001 deaths · 80 houses destroyed · 115 km
• December 23, 1854, Enshunada Sea, JapanM8.3 · 1,000 deaths · 8,900 houses destroyed · 130 km
• December 17, 1096, Enshunada, JapanM8.4 · 400 deaths · 166 km
• November 25, 1930, Idu, Honshu, JapanM7.1 · 259 deaths · 8,099 houses destroyed · 79 km
• September 12, 1495, Kamakura, JapanM7.1 · 200 deaths · 90 km
• July 29, 1649, Tokyo, Japan200 deaths · 148 km
• March 1, 1633, Odawara, JapanM7.1 · 150 deaths · 98 km
• March 11, 1853, Odawara, Japan79 deaths · 133 km

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