1872 Hamada earthquake
1872 Hamada earthquake (Japanese: 浜田地震) is an earthquake occurred on March 14, 1872 at off coast Hamada, Shimane Prefecture in Japan.[1] This quake occurred at 16:40 local time.
Overview[]
- Date : March 14, 1872
- Magnitude : 7.1 MK[2][3]
- Epicenter : off coast Hamada, Shimane Prefecture
- Death toll : 551 (official confirmed)[4]
Damage[]
According to the official confirmed report, 4506 houses were damaged by the earthquake, 230 houses were burned, 551 people were killed, and landslides destroyed 6567 homes in the affected area.[4]
References[]
- ^ デジタル大辞泉プラス,世界大百科事典内言及. "浜田地震とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ "今日はこんな日(3月14日) 浜田地震(1872年) - 安心とくしま". web.archive.org. 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ 国立天文台. 理科年表 2021 令和3年. 丸善. p. 759. ISBN 978-4-621-30560-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "島根県の地震活動の特徴". www.jishin.go.jp. 地震調査研究推進本部. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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- Disaster stubs
- 1872 in Japan
- 1872 earthquakes
- March 1872 events
- Earthquakes of the Meiji period
- History of Shimane Prefecture