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The earthquake [62]) was a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake [63] [64] that occurred 10:13 a.m. local time (01:13 UTC) on July 16, 2007, in the northwest Niigata region of Japan. [63] Eleven deaths and at least 1,000 injuries have been reported, and 342 buildings were completely destroyed, mostly older wooden structures.
Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings — later followed by seismotomography imaging technique, [1] observations using space satellites from outer space, [2] artificial intelligence (AI)-based earthquake warning systems [3] — they rely mainly ...
The 1707 Hōei earthquake (宝永地震, Hōei jishin) struck south-central Japan at around 13:45 local time on 28 October. It was the largest earthquake in Japanese history [1] until it was surpassed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. [4] It caused moderate-to-severe damage throughout southwestern Honshu, Shikoku and southeastern Kyūshū. [5]
As the earthquake occurred during World War II, information about the disaster was censored, hampering relief efforts and contributing to a high death toll. [4]: 378 2,166: 1934 Hakodate fire: City Fire 21 Mar 1934: Hakodate, Hokkaido: One of the worst city fires in Japan. 1,992 (Official Confirmed) 1884 August typhoons Typhoon and tidal surge ...
The 1498 Meiō earthquake (明応地震 Meiō Jishin) struck off the coast of Nankaidō, Japan, at approximately 08:00 local time [3] on September 20, 1498. [1] With an estimated magnitude of 8.6 M s, [1] it triggered a massive tsunami. The exact death toll from this event remains uncertain, but reports range from 5,000 to 41,000 casualties.
The largest earthquake ever recorded was a 9.5-magnitude quake in Chile on May 22, 1960, per the United States Geological Survey. For more People news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter ...
The Summary. Japan’s meteorological agency on Thursday issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory.” The warning followed a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off the country’s southern coast.
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami: Japan: 9.1 $360 billion [209] [210] 2 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake: Japan: 6.9 $200 billion [211] 3 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes: Turkey Syria: 7.8 $163.6 billion [212] [213] 4 2008 Sichuan earthquake: China 7.9 $150 billion [214] 5 2011 Christchurch earthquake: New Zealand 6.3 $40 billion [215] 6 2004 ...