| Year |
Incidence |
| 1602 |
Outbreak of smallpox on Yaeyama island and many people were killed. |
| 1665 |
Occurrence of a large earthquake. |
| 1709 |
Famine: 3,199 people starved to death. |
| 1727 |
Total population is 129,642 |
| 1741 |
Outbreak of smallpox on Miyako Island |
| 1749 |
Population is 200,000 |
| 1765 |
Occurrence of large earthquake, many stone walls and houses are destroyed in Tamagusuku magiri district. |
| 1771 |
Tsunami occurrence on the Sakishima Islands. 11,861 people lose their houses in Miyako and Yaeyama Island. Epidemic outbreak in Shimajiri causes the death of many. |
| 1772 |
More than 4,560 people of Yaeyama Island die because of disasterous winds, drought and epidemics. |
| 1774 |
Snow mixed with rain falls in subtropical Okinawa |
| 1776 |
Great famine in Yaeyama. 3733 fatalities from plagues |
| 1785 |
Mission sent to Satsuma for relief provisions of rice. |
| 1802 |
Long drought 425 fatalities from epidemics on Yaeyama. Snow and hail fall on Kume-jima. |
| 1816 |
Famine causes 1563 fatalities. |
| 1825 |
Heavy winds and drought cause famine. Stockpiled grain is distributed but proved insufficient as many died of starvation. |
| 1827 |
Fourth straight year of famine. 3,358 people starve to death. Storehouse of the kingdom provides rice porridge to the needy. |
| 1832 |
Heavy winds and droughts cause the death of 2455 people starve to death. Outbreak of disease. 1473 deaths. Hail falls in Kin Magiri district. |
| 1835 |
Epidemic of rubella on Yaeyama |
| 1838 |
Rubella outbreak on Yaeyama, 636 deaths, other diseases cause 1996 deaths. |
| 1843 |
Snow and hail fall on Shimajiri |
| 1844 |
Violent winds on Miyako kill five and 2,180 homes are destroyed. |
| 1852 |
Large-scale famine on Miyako results in 3,000 deaths. |
| 1853 |
Fever outbreak on Miyako and Kume Island causes many deaths. |
| 1879 |
Cholera outbreak strikes 11,200 of which 6,400 die. |
(Reference: "Okinawa Dai Hyakka Jiten", "Kyuyo")
