Earthquake — Japan: Syonai

When

22 Oct 1894

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.0

Where

Japan

Coordinates

38.90° N, 139.80° E

Deaths

726

Houses destroyed

3858

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake 1894 in Sakata, Japan

The 1894 Shōnai earthquake is an earthquake occurred on October 22, 1894 at Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. It was caused by the movement of the Shonai Plain Eastern Margin Fault Zone (庄内平野東縁断層帯).

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