What the records say
- When
- 28 Jul 1889
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Where
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 32.80° N, 130.70° E
- Deaths
- 20
- Injuries
- 74
- Houses destroyed
- 239
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1889 Kumamoto earthquake
6.3 Magnitude Earthquake in Japan
The 1889 Kumamoto earthquake occurred at 23:40 JST on 28 July in the western part of Kumamoto, Japan. It was also called the Kinpozan earthquake and its magnitude was 6.3.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page