1894 Shōnai earthquake
Earthquake 1894 in Sakata, Japan
38°54′N 139°54′E / 38.9°N 139.9°E / 38.9; 139.9[2]The 1894 Shōnai earthquake (Japanese: 庄内地震[4]) 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).[5]
Damage
According to the official confirmed report, 14,118 houses and buildings were damaged and 2,148 were burned.[6] There were 726 fatalities and 8,403 injuries in the damaged area. A large-scale fire broke out in Sakata, and around the Shonai plain area, many instances of cracked earth, sinking ground, sand boils, and fountains were observed.
References
- ^ デジタル大辞泉プラス. "庄内地震とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "日本付近の主な被害地震年代表". www.zisin.jp. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "庄内地震（1894年10月22日） ｜ 災害カレンダー". Yahoo!天気・災害 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "気象庁 | 過去の地震津波災害". www.data.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ 庄内平野東縁断層帯 - 地震調査研究推進本部
- ^ "山形県の地震活動の特徴". www.jishin.go.jp. Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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Earthquakes in 1890s
- Mino–Owari (8.0, Oct 28) †‡
- Laguna Salada (7.3, Feb 23)
- Catamarca (6.0, Mar 21) ‡
- Vacaville–Winters (6.4 & 6.2, Apr 19 & 21)
- Malatya (7.1, Mar 3) †
- Quchan (6.6, Apr 18) †‡
- Atalanti (6.7 & 6.9, Apr 20 & 27) †
- Tokyo (6.6, Jun 20) †
- Istanbul (7.0, Jul 10) †‡
- Shōnai (7.0, Oct 22) †
- San Juan (7.5, Oct 27) †
- Quchan (6.8, Jan 17) †‡
- Carniola (6.1, Apr 14)
- Charleston (5.8, Oct 31)
- Sanriku (8.5, Jun 15) †‡
- Akita–Iwate (7.2, Aug 31) †
- Balıkesir (7.0, Jan 29) †‡
- San Francisco (6.2, Mar 30)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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