1927 North Tango earthquake

1927 Kita Tango earthquake
北丹後地震


UTC time	1927-03-07 09:27:41
ISC event	909128
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	March 27, 1927 (1927-03-27)
Local time	18:27
Magnitude	7.0 M_w ^[1]
Depth	10 km (6 mi) ^[1]
Epicenter	35°38′N 135°01′E / 35.63°N 135.01°E / 35.63; 135.01Coordinates: 35°38′N 135°01′E / 35.63°N 135.01°E / 35.63; 135.01 ^[1]
Areas affected	Japan
Tsunami	11.3 m (37 ft) ^[2]
Casualties	2,925–2,956 (killed) ^[2] 7,806 (injured) ^[2]

The 1927 North Tango earthquake (Japanese: 北丹後地震) occurred in Kyoto Prefecture on 7 March with a moment magnitude of 7.0. Up to 2,956 people were killed and 7,806 were injured. Almost all the houses in Mineyama (now part of Kyōtango) were destroyed as a result. The earthquake was felt as far away as Tokyo and Kagoshima.^[3]

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1927 Kita-Tango earthquake damage at Yotsutsuji
1927 Kita-Tango earthquake damage
1927 Kita-Tango earthquake damage
1927 Kita-Tango earthquake damage
1927 Kita-Tango earthquake damage

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ISC (2015), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 2.0, International Seismological Centre
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
^ "Historic Earthquakes: Tango, Japan, 1927 March 07 09:27 UTC, Magnitude 7.6". USGS. Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-05-19.

External links[]

M7.0 - western Honshu, Japan – United States Geological Survey
The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

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1927 North Tango earthquake

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