April 17, 2013 Earthquake: Miyakejima, Japan
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Miyakejima, Japan on April 17, 2013 at 08:57:33 UTC, 9 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
- April 17, 2013
- Time
- 08:57:33 UTC
- Place
- Miyakejima, Japan
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 9 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 33.958° N, 139.352° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
Three people injured and several buildings slightly
damaged on Miyake-jima. Several small landslides
occurred. Felt (III) at Atsugi and Yokohama and (II)
at Tokyo, Honshu. Felt widely in south-central Honshu
from Hamamatsu to Tsukuba. Recorded (5U JMA) on Miyake-
jima. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 1, 1923, Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan
- May 27, 1293, Kamakura, Japan
- November 11, 1855, Tokyo, Japan
- December 30, 1703, Off SW Boso Peninsula, Japan
- September 20, 1498, Enshunada Sea, Japan
- October 28, 1707, Enshunada, Japan
- February 3, 1605, Enshunada, Japan
- December 23, 1854, Enshunada Sea, Japan
- December 17, 1096, Enshunada, Japan
- November 25, 1930, Idu, Honshu, Japan
- September 12, 1495, Kamakura, Japan
- July 29, 1649, Tokyo, Japan
- March 1, 1633, Odawara, Japan
- March 11, 1853, Odawara, Japan
- May 8, 1974, Nakagi, 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 10035.