Tsunami — Sw. Honshu Island

Wann

7. März 1927

Art

Tsunami

Koordinaten

35.60° N, 135.10° E

Deaths

3022

Injuries

3295

Houses destroyed

15594

Max water height m

11.3

Source quake magnitude

7.6

Runups

17

Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.

Earthquake off the west coast of Japan

The 1927 North Tango earthquake occurred in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan on 7 March with a moment magnitude of 7.0, occurring as a result of the rupture of the Southern Gomura Fault Zone, which is part of the larger fault system called the Yamada Gomura Fault system (山田断層帯・郷村断層帯). Up to 2,956 people were killed and 7,806 were injured. Almost all the houses in Mineyama were destroyed as a result.

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