June 18, 2019 Earthquake: Niigata Prefecture, Japan
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Niigata Prefecture, Japan on June 18, 2019 at 13:22:19 UTC, 12 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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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
- June 18, 2019
- Time
- 13:22:19 UTC
- Place
- Niigata Prefecture, Japan
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 38.646° N, 139.472° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Injuries
- 28
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 144
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.
Injuries: 28 people. Miyagi Prefecture: 5 people with minor injuries (Sendai City, Shiogama City, Kurihara City, Osaki City 2 people); Akita Prefecture: 1 person seriously injured (Yuzawa City); Yamagata Prefecture] 17 people with minor injuries (3 people from Sakata City, 10 people from Tsuruoka City, Shinjo City, Kawanishi Town, Takahata Town, Yusa Town); Niigata Prefecture: 2 people seriously injured (Murakami City, Kashiwa City), and 2 people with minor injuries (Amagasaki, Niigata); Ishikawa Prefecture: One minor injury (Nanao City)
Housing damage. Yamagata Prefecture: 98 buildings had partial damage (Tsuruoka City); Niigata Prefecture: 46 buildings had partial damage (Murakami City).
(reference #12446)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 27, 1611, Aidu, Japan
- August 2, 887, Niigata, Honshu, Japan
- December 18, 1828, Sandyo IN Etigo, Japan
- July 10, 1804, Kisakata, Japan
- June 19, 1694, Ugo, Japan
- August 31, 1896, Senhoku, Ugo, Japan
- October 18, 1644, NW. Honshu Island, Japan
- March 15, 1914, Senhoku, Japan
- December 7, 1833, NW, Honshu, Japan
- October 23, 2004, Niigata Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
- September 25, 1810, Oga, Japan
- April 21, 1659, Aidu, Japan
- June 16, 1964, W Coast, Honshu, Japan
- May 1, 1939, NW, Honshu, Japan
- June 13, 2008, Tokyo, 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 10418.