Date A.D. Region. Houses Deaths. destroyed. 684 Southern part of Tosa -- -- (1) 869 Mutsu -- -- (2) 1361 Kioto -- -- 1498 Tokaido -- 2,000(3) 1569 Bungo -- 700 1596 Kioto -- 2,000 1605 (31/1) Pacific Coast -- 5,000 1611 (27/9) Aizu -- 3,700 1614 (2/12) Pacific Coast (N.E.) -- 1,700 1662 (16/6) Kioto 5,500 500 1666 (2/2) Pacific Coast (N.E.) -- 1,500 1694 (19/12) Ugo 2,760 390 1703 (30/12) Tokyo 20,162 5,233 1707 (28/10) Pacific Coast of Kiushiu and Shikoku 29,000 4,900 1751 (20/5) Echigo 9,100 1,700 1766 (8/3) Hirosaki 7,500 1,335 1792 (10/2) Hizen and Higo 12,000 15,000 1828 (18/2) Echigo 11,750 1,443 1844 (8/5) Echigo 34,000 12,000 1854 (6/7) Yamato, Iga, Ise 5,000 2,400 1854 (23/12) Tokaido (Shikoku) 60,000 3,000 1855 (11/11) Yedo, (Tokyo) 50,000 6,700 1891 (28/10) Mino, Owari 222,501 7,273 1894 (22/10) Shonai 8,403 726 1896 (15/6) Sanriku 13,073 27,122 1896 (31/8) Ugo, Rikuchu 8,996 209 1906 (12/2) Formosa 5,556 1,228 (1) An area of over 1,200,000 acres swallowed up by the sea. (2) Tidal wave killed thousands of people. (3) Hamana lagoon formed. In the capital (Tokyo) the average yearly number of shocks throughout the 26 years ending in 1906 was 96, exclusive of minor vibrations, but during the 50 years then ending there were only two severe shocks (1884 and 1894), and they were not directly responsible for any damage to life or limb. The Pacific coast of the Japanese islands is more liable than the western shore to shocks disturbing a wide area. Apparent proof has been obtained that the shocks occurring in the Pacific districts originate at the bottom of the sea--the Tuscarora Deep is supposed to be the centre of seismic activity--and they are accompanied in most cases by tidal waves. It would seem that of late years Tajima, Hida, Kozuke and some other regions in central Japan have enjoyed the greatest immunity, while Musashi (in which province Tokyo is situated) and Sagami have been most subject to disturbance.