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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.
The 1944 Tōnankai earthquake occurred at 13:35 local time (04:35 UTC) on 7 December.It had an estimated magnitude of 8.1 on the moment magnitude scale (making it the strongest known earthquake of 1944) and a maximum felt intensity of greater than 5 Shindo (about VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale).
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]
The distinction of Tōnankai earthquakes, and the Tōnankai region itself, is a recent one, dating to the 1944 Tōnankai earthquake.Nankai (Southern Sea) and Nankaidō (Southern Sea Way), and likewise Tōkai (Eastern Sea) and Tōkaidō (Eastern Sea Way) are historical names and divisions of Japan, but following the 1944 earthquake, it was recognized that there were distinct segments in between ...
A tsunami warning is shown on TV in Yokohama, near Tokyo Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday (AP) ... to air event on Prime Video. Food. Food. USA TODAY 'Most Whopper-ful time ...
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
The tsunami destroyed over 7,000 homes along the northern Japanese coastline, of which over 4,885 were washed away. The tsunami was also recorded in Hawaii with a height of 9.5 feet (2.9 m), and also resulted in slight damage. [2] The death toll came to 1,522 people confirmed dead, 1,542 missing, and 12,053 injured.
Tsunami warnings had been issued in the wake of the quakes in Ishikawa as well as the coastal prefectures of Niigata and Toyama, where 33,000 buildings had lost power as of 6 p.m. (4 a.m. ET ...