The 1927 North Tango earthquake () occurred in
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan on 7 March with a
moment magnitude
The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted explicitly with or Mw, and generally implied with use of a single M for magnitude) is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude ("size" or strength) based on its seismic moment. It was defined in a 1979 pape ...
of 7.0. Up to 2,956 people were killed and 7,806 were injured. Almost all the houses in Mineyama (now part of
Kyōtango
is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 52,683 in 22,886 households and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kyōtango is located on the coast o ...
) were destroyed as a result. The earthquake was felt as far away as
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
and
Kagoshima
, abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...
.
Gallery
File:1927 Kita-Tango Earthquake damage at Yotsutsuji.jpg, 1927 Kita-Tango earthquake damage at Yotsutsuji
File:1927 Kita-Tango Earthquake damage 05.jpg, 1927 Kita-Tango earthquake damage
File:1927 Kita-Tango Earthquake damage 03.jpg, 1927 Kita-Tango earthquake damage
File:1927 Kita-Tango Earthquake damage 02.jpg, 1927 Kita-Tango earthquake damage
File:1927 Kita-Tango Earthquake damage 01.jpg, 1927 Kita-Tango earthquake damage
See also
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List of earthquakes in 1927
This is a list of earthquakes in 1927. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on this list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury, or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from t ...
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List of earthquakes in Japan
This is a list of earthquakes in Japan with either a magnitude greater than or equal to 7.0 or which caused significant damage or casualties. As indicated below, magnitude is measured on the Richter magnitude scale (''ML'') or the moment magnitud ...
References
External links
M7.0 - western Honshu, Japan–
United States Geological Survey
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