July 23, 2008 Earthquake: N, Honshu, Japan

Date

July 23, 2008

Time

15:26:19 UTC

Place

N, Honshu, Japan

Magnitude

6.8 (Mw)

Focal depth

108 km (67 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

39.802° N, 141.464° E

Country

Japan

Deaths

1

Injuries

200

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Houses destroyed

90

Houses damaged

90

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.

• March 11, 2011, Honshu, JapanM9.1 · 18,423 deaths · $220 billion · 123,661 houses destroyed · 185 km
• March 8, 1766, Hirosaki, JapanM6.9 · 1,700 deaths · 8,200 houses destroyed · 138 km
• July 10, 1804, Kisakata, JapanM7.3 · 450 deaths · 10,810 houses destroyed · 155 km
• June 19, 1694, Ugo, Japan394 deaths · 2,760 houses destroyed · 169 km
• August 31, 1896, Senhoku, Ugo, Japan206 deaths · 5,911 houses destroyed · 45 km
• October 18, 1644, NW. Honshu Island, JapanM6.9 · 117 deaths · 28 houses destroyed · 125 km
• March 15, 1914, Senhoku, JapanM7.2 · 94 deaths · 640 houses destroyed · 158 km
• September 25, 1810, Oga, JapanM6.6 · 59 deaths · 1,804 houses destroyed · 134 km
• May 16, 1968, Off East Coast of Honshu Island, JapanM8.2 · 52 deaths · $131 million · 1,218 houses destroyed · 184 km
• June 12, 1978, Sanriku, JapanM7.7 · 28 deaths · $865 million · 186 km
• May 1, 1939, NW, Honshu, JapanM7 · 27 deaths · 479 houses destroyed · 171 km
• August 23, 1856, Oshima, JapanM8 · 26 deaths · 193 houses destroyed · 190 km
• June 13, 2008, Tokyo, Honshu, JapanM6.9 · 23 deaths · 99 km
• August 9, 1901, Off Northeast Coast Honshu, JapanM8.2 · 18 deaths · 8 houses destroyed · 114 km
• February 8, 1793, Aomori, JapanM6.9 · 12 deaths · 164 houses destroyed · 173 km

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