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The Great Kanto Earthquake Massacre Archived 2011-03-17 at the Wayback Machine – OhmyNews; The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event. 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake – Fire Tornado – Video | Check123 – Video encyclopedia
On September 1, 1923, immediately after the earthquake, Yamaguchi organized his union to provide food and water to the neighborhood, including commandeering supplies from ruined buildings. Police regarded the labor union as a "nest of socialists" and were likely unsettled by the well-organized food relief program. [11]: 108
During the Great Kantō earthquake, at two minutes before noon on September 1, 1923, the local train of the Atami-Odawara Line was travelling south towards Manazuru and was stopped at Nebukawa Station. The earthquake caused a mudslide, which covered the station, sweeping the station building, platforms, and train into the ocean, 45 meters down ...
The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Sagamihara area southwest of Tokyo on Sept. 1, 1923, just before noon triggered a widespread inferno in the region, causing most of the victims to ...
On September 1, 1923, the Great Kantō earthquake struck Tokyo and Yokohama and martial law was imposed in the aftermath of the earthquake. [2] On the evening of September 3, the Kameido police in Tokyo began arresting known social activists, suspecting that they would "spread disorder or forment revolution amid the confusion".
September 1, 1923: Earthquake kills over 100,000 people in Japan, leaves two million homeless September 8, 1923: Seven U.S. Navy destroyers wrecked during exercises September 14, 1923: Champion Dempsey knocked out of the ring by challenger Firpo
Tokyo was left in ruins following the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. - Hulton Deutsch/Corbis/Getty Images. The piecemeal evolution of building regulations continued through the 20th century. But ...
Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. 1923 was a memorable year. Among the events was the great Tokyo, Japan earthquake. Other ...