What the records say
- When
- 3 Aug 1361
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 33.00° N, 135.00° E
- Deaths
- 660
- Houses destroyed
- 1700
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.4
- Runups
- 6
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1361 Shōhei earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
The 1361 Shōhei earthquake was a major earthquake that occurred on 3 August 1361 in Japan. It is believed that this earthquake was one of the Nankai earthquakes. The magnitude was 8.4 Ms and it triggered a tsunami.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page