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Sanriku Earthquake (other)
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Sanriku earthquake () may refer to: * 869 Sanriku earthquake * 1611 Sanriku earthquake * 1896 Sanriku earthquake * 1933 Sanriku earthquake * 1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake * 2012 Sanriku earthquake See also * Seismicity of the Sanriku coast * Sanriku tsunami (other) , sometimes known as , lies on the northeastern side of the island of Honshu, corresponding to today's Aomori, Iwate and parts of Miyagi Prefecture and has a long history. The 36 bays of this irregular coastline tend to amplify the destructiven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
869 Sanriku Earthquake
__NOTOC__ Year 869 ( DCCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Summer – Emperor Basil I allies with the Frankish emperor Louis II against the Saracens. He sends a Byzantine fleet of 400 ships (according to the ''Annales Bertiniani''), under the command of Admiral Niketas Ooryphas, to support Louis (who is besieging the city port of Bari) and to clear the Adriatic Sea of Muslim raiders. * The Hagia Sophia Basilica (church) in Constantinople suffers great damage during an earthquake, which makes the eastern half-dome collapse. Basil I orders it to be repaired. Europe * August 8 – Lothair II, King of Middle Francia (Lotharingia), dies at Piacenza, on his way home from meeting Pope Adrian II at Rome, to get assent for a divorce. Lotharingia is subsequently divided between Lothair's uncles, Charles the Bald of France and Louis the German. Britain * The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1611 Sanriku Earthquake
Events January–June * February 27 – Sunspots are observed by telescope, by Frisian astronomers Johannes Fabricius and David Fabricius. Johannes publishes the results of these observations, in ''De Maculis in Sole observatis'' in Wittenberg, later this year. Such early discoveries are overlooked, however, and the first sighting is claimed a few months later, by Galileo Galilei and Christoph Scheiner. * March 4 – George Abbot is enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury. * March 9 – Battle of Segaba in Begemder: Yemana Kristos, brother of Emperor of Ethiopia Susenyos I, ends the rebellion of Melka Sedeq. * April 4 – Denmark-Norway declares war on Sweden, then captures Kalmar. * April 28 – The ''Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario'' is established in Manila, the Philippines (later renamed Colegio de Santo Tomas, now known as the University of Santo Tomas). * May 2 – The Authorized King James Version of the Bible is pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 Sanriku Earthquake
The was one of the most destructive seismic events in Japanese history. The 8.5 Moment magnitude scale, magnitude earthquake occurred at 19:32 (local time) on June 15, 1896, approximately off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Honshu. It resulted in two tsunami waves which destroyed about 9,000 homes and caused at least 22,000 deaths. The waves reached a then-record height of ; this would remain the highest on record until waves from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake exceeded that height by more than . From the tsunami records the estimated Tsunami#Magnitude scales, tsunami's magnitude is (Mt = 8.2), much greater than expected for the seismic magnitude estimated from the observed seismic intensity (=7.2). This earthquake is now regarded as being part of a distinct class of seismic events, the tsunami earthquake. Geology The epicenter lies just to the west of the Japan Trench, the surface expression of the west-dipping subduction zone. The trench form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Sanriku Earthquake
The occurred on the Sanriku coast of the Tōhoku region of Honshū, Japan on March 2 with a moment magnitude of 8.4. The associated tsunami caused widespread devastation. Earthquake The epicenter was located offshore, east of the city of Kamaishi, Iwate. The main shock occurred at 02:31 AM local time on March 3, 1933 (17:31 UTC March 2, 1933) and measured 8.4 on the moment magnitude scale. It was in approximately the same location as the 1896 Sanriku earthquake and it occurred far enough away from the town that shaking did little damage. Approximately three hours after the main shock there was a magnitude 6.8 aftershock, followed by 76 more aftershocks (with a magnitude of 5.0 or greater) over a period of six months. This was an intraplate event that occurred within the Pacific Plate, and the focal mechanism showed normal faulting. Damage Although little damage was produced from the shock, the tsunami, which was recorded to reach the height of at Ōfunato, Iwate, caused ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Offshore Sanriku Earthquake
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2012 Sanriku Earthquake
The occurred near the city of Kamaishi, Japan, on December 7 at 17:18 JST. The magnitude 7.3 shock generated a small tsunami, with waves up to 1 m high, that hit Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture. It occurred at a depth of 36 km within the Pacific Plate and was the result of reverse faulting, about east of the Japan Trench. Damage Tsunami The tsunami caused a mountain of sandbags to collapse in Ishinomaki. An old man went missing and was found dead on December 14 after he sailed out to sea to try to evacuate from the tsunami in Kuji. Shaking Some pipeworks were damaged in an old people's facility in Saitama. Some boards in a roof of an elementary school in Ichikai shifted. An elderly lady died of shock at her home in Marumori, and a man died of shock after trying to evacuate from where he was working in Iitate, causing a total of 3 deaths. This earthquake also caused 14 injuries. Previous earthquakes in Kamaishi In 2001 and 2008, there were a series of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seismicity Of The Sanriku Coast
The seismicity of the Sanriku coast identifies and describes the seismic activity of an area of Japan. Seismicity refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. The is a descriptive term referring to the coastal areas of the former provinces of Rikuō in Aomori, Rikuchū in Aomori, and Rikuzen in Miyagi. The irregular ria coastline and its many bays tend to amplify the destructiveness of tsunami waves which reach the shores of Sanriku, as demonstrated in the damage caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. History The Sanriku coast has a well-documented history of significant seismic activity. A major earthquake in the 19th century caused more than 20,000 deaths, and another in the 20th century caused thousands more. The recurrence of major seismic activity continues in the 21st century. Ancient There is geological evidence, uncovered after the latest tsunami event of 2011, of six catastrophic tsunamis hitting the Sanriku co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
