1828 Sanjō earthquake
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The 1828 Sanjō earthquake (Japanese: 三条地震) occurred on December 18, 1828 at Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture (then Echigo Province) in Japan.[1] According to the official report, 21,134 houses and buildings were damaged, and 1,204 of them burned down.[2] There were around 1,450 casualties.[3]
Overview
[edit]- Date : December 18, 1828[4]
- Magnitude : 6.9 MK[5][6]
- Epicenter : 37°36′N 138°54′E / 37.6°N 138.9°E[1]
- Death toll : 1,559 (official confirmed)
References
[edit]- ^ a b 国立天文台 (November 2020). 理科年表 令和3年. 丸善. p. 787. ISBN 978-4-621-30560-7.
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