May 7, 2008 Earthquake: E Coast, Honshu, Japan
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck E Coast, Honshu, Japan on May 7, 2008 at 16:45:20 UTC, 39 km below the surface.
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
- May 7, 2008
- Time
- 16:45:20 UTC
- Place
- E Coast, Honshu, Japan
- Magnitude
- 6.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 39 km (24 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.158° N, 141.521° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Six people slightly injured in Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo. Power outages occurred at Tsukuba. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 11, 1855, Tokyo, Japan
- December 30, 1703, Off SW Boso Peninsula, Japan
- November 4, 1677, Off SE. Boso Peninsula, Japan
- July 29, 1649, Tokyo, Japan
- March 11, 1853, Odawara, Japan
- July 6, 1905, Off Fukushima, Japan
- June 20, 1894, Tokyo, Japan
- January 15, 1924, Sagami, Japan
- April 11, 2011, Honshu, Japan
- March 16, 2022, Off Fukushima, Japan
- December 17, 1987, Chiba Perfecture, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
- August 3, 1974, Kakiota, Mito, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
- September 24, 1980, Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan
- November 5, 1938, Near E Coast Honshu, Japan
- February 13, 2021, Off Fukushima, 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 8130.