What the records say
- When
- 7 Dec 1833
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Where
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 38.90° N, 139.15° E
- Deaths
- 85
- Houses destroyed
- 1140
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1833 Shōnai earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
The Shōnai offshore earthquake occurred at around 14:00 on December 7, 1833. It struck with an epicenter in the Sea of Japan, off the coast of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. A tsunami was triggered by the estimated MJMA 7.5–7.7 earthquake. One hundred and fifty people were killed and there was severe damage in the prefecture.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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