What the records say
- When
- 1454
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Coordinates
- 38.50° N, 143.80° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1454 Kyōtoku earthquake and tsunami.
Summary
December 12 (Julian calendar, December 21 Gregorian) – (24th day of 11th month of Kyotuku 3) An earthquake estimated by geologists at 8.4 magnitude strikes off the east coast of Japan and causes a tsunami that kills an indeterminate number of people in the Kantō region and the Tōhoku region.