1872 Hamada earthquake

1872 Hamada earthquake (Japanese: 浜田地震) was an earthquake that occurred on March 14, 1872 (the sixth day of the second month of Meiji 5 in the old Japanese calendar), off the coast of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture in Japan.^[1] This quake occurred at 16:40 local time.

Overview

Date : March 14, 1872
Magnitude : 7.1 M_K^[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". 2012-01-14. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
^ 国立天文台 [in Japanese] (November 2020). 理科年表 2021 令和3年. 丸善. p. 759. ISBN 978-4-621-30560-7.
^ ^a ^b "島根県の地震活動の特徴". 地震調査研究推進本部. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

35°9′0″N 132°6′0″E / 35.15000°N 132.10000°E / 35.15000; 132.10000

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[1] 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.

[2] "今日はこんな日（３月１４日）浜田地震（１８７２年） – 安心とくしま". 2012-01-14. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

[:0-3] 国立天文台 [in Japanese] (November 2020). 理科年表 2021 令和3年. 丸善. p. 759. ISBN 978-4-621-30560-7.

[:1-4] "島根県の地震活動の特徴". 地震調査研究推進本部. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2021-05-02.

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