March 20, 2005 Earthquake: Fukuoka, Genkai, Kyushu, Japan
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Fukuoka, Genkai, Kyushu, Japan on March 20, 2005 at 01:53:41 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- March 20, 2005
- Time
- 01:53:41 UTC
- Place
- Fukuoka, Genkai, Kyushu, Japan
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.807° N, 130.131° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 500
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 65
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
One person killed at Fukuoka; at least 500 injured on Genkai and in the Fukuoka area. Sixty five houses destroyed by a landslide on Genkai and buildings damaged (VII) at Fukuoka. Felt (V) at Isaya and Sasebo; (IV) at Hiroshima, Iwakuni and Kumamoto; (III) at Miyazaki.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 21, 1792, Kyusyu Island, Japan
- June 30, 744, Shimabara, Yatsushiro, Higo, Japan
- June 16, 1026, Off Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
- April 16, 1700, Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
- September 4, 1596, Beppu Bay, Japan
- April 15, 2016, Kumamoto, Oita, Japan
- September 10, 1597, Beppu Bay, Japan
- July 28, 2026, Kumamoto, Japan
- December 7, 1922, Kyushu, Japan
- July 28, 1889, Kumamoto, Japan
- June 2, 1905, Aki, Japan
- July 12, 1676, Tuwano, Japan
- May 25, 1895, W. Kyushu Island, Japan
- June 11, 2006, Kyushu, Japan
- January 23, 1975, Arosan, Japan
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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 5856.