March 25, 2007 Earthquake: W Coast, Honshu, Japan
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck W Coast, Honshu, Japan on March 25, 2007 at 00:41:57 UTC, 8 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 25, 2007
- Time
- 00:41:57 UTC
- Place
- W Coast, Honshu, Japan
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 37.336° N, 136.588° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 359
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 13,556
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.
At least one person killed and 359 injured and more than 13,556 houses destroyed. More than 60 landslides occurred on and near the Noto-hanto. Roads damaged and cracks occurred in the landing field of Noto airport. Train service and water supply were interrupted. A tsunami was generated with maximum observed wave heights (peak-to- trough) of 22 cm at Suzushi Nagahashi, 18 cm at Kanazawa and 6 cm Toyama. Felt (V) at Kanazawa; (III) at Nagoya and Osaka; (II) at Kobe, Kyoto, Tokyo and Yokohama. Recorded (6U JMA) in Ishikawa Prefecture, (3 JMA) in much of central Honshu and (2 JMA) throughout Honshu. Also recorded (1 JMA) in southwestern Hokkaido. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 8, 1847, Zenkoji, Nagano, Japan
- June 28, 1948, Fukui, Japan
- May 20, 1751, NW, Honshu, Japan
- August 2, 887, Niigata, Honshu, Japan
- February 1, 1666, Takata, Japan
- January 1, 2024, Ishikawa, Honshu, Japan
- April 9, 1858, N, Hida, Japan
- October 23, 2004, Niigata Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
- April 28, 1714, Oomati, Japan
- September 13, 1984, Mt Ontake, Central, Honshu, Japan
- December 9, 1802, Sado Island, Ogi, NW Honshu, Japan
- July 16, 2007, W Coast, Honshu, Japan
- August 19, 1961, W Coast, Honshu, Japan
- August 1, 1729, Noto, Japan
- May 5, 2023, Ishikawa, Toyama, Honshu, 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 7448.