June 5, 745 Earthquake: Mino, Japan
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Mino, Japan on June 5, 745.
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
- June 5, 745
- Place
- Mino, Japan
- Magnitude
- 7.9 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.500° N, 136.900° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 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.
June 5, 745, Mino, Japan, magnitude 7.9. (reference #1002)
June 5, 745, Mino, Japan, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (reference #1055)
A destructive shock occurred in Mino in 745. (reference #516)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 8, 1847, Zenkoji, Nagano, Japan
- January 18, 1586, Ise Bay, Japan
- October 27, 1891, Mino-Owari, Japan
- January 16, 1995, Kobe, Awaji-Shima, Nishinomiya, SW Honshu, Japan
- June 28, 1948, Fukui, Japan
- September 20, 1498, Enshunada Sea, Japan
- March 7, 1927, SW, Honshu, Japan
- January 12, 1945, S, Honshu, Japan
- October 28, 1707, Enshunada, Japan
- February 1, 1666, Takata, Japan
- July 9, 1854, Iga, Ise, Yamato, Japan
- December 7, 1944, Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula, Japan
- December 23, 1854, Enshunada Sea, Japan
- June 16, 1662, Yamasiro, Japan
- December 17, 1096, Enshunada, 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 175.