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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.
The 1896 Sanriku earthquake (明治三陸地震, Meiji Sanriku Jishin) was one of the most destructive seismic events in Japanese history. [3] The 8.5 magnitude earthquake occurred at 19:32 (local time) on June 15, 1896, approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) off the coast of Iwate Prefecture , Honshu .
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 1611 Sanriku earthquake (慶長三陸地震, Keichō Sanriku Jishin) occurred on December 2, 1611, with an epicenter off the Sanriku coast in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.1 M s. [1] [3] It triggered a devastating tsunami. A description of this event in an official diary from 1612 is probably the first ...
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 ...
Japan, one of the most earthquake-prone nations on earth, issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful quake struck off the southeastern coast of the southern main ...
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 ...