1894 Shōnai earthquake
Earthquake 1894 in Sakata, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with 1833 Shōnai earthquake.
The 1894 Shōnai earthquake (Japanese: 庄内地震[4]) is an earthquake occurred on October 22, 1894 at Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. It was caused by the movement of the Shonai Plain Eastern Margin Fault Zone (庄内平野東縁断層帯).[5]
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庄内地震 | |
Local date | October 22, 1894 [1] |
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Magnitude | 7.0 ML |
Epicenter | 38.9°N 139.9°E / 38.9; 139.9[2] |
Casualties | 726 (Death toll)[3] |
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