The 1941 Hyūga-nada earthquake occurred off the coast of

Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...

, Japan at 19:02 local time on November 19. The earthquake measured 8.0 and had a depth of . A

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of 5 was observed in

Miyazaki City is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1924. As of July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 399,788 and a population density of 621 persons per km2. The total area ...

and Nobeoka City in

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, and Hitoyoshi City in

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. Due to the earthquake, a

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with a maximum wave height of was observed in Kyushu and Shikoku. The tsunami washed away many ships. Twenty-seven homes were destroyed and two people were killed. In Miyazaki, Ōita 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 ...

prefectures, telephone services were disrupted. Subsidence by was recorded at

Hyūga, Miyazaki is a port city in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1951, with the joint merger of Tomishima Town and Iwawaki Village. , the city has an estimated population of 60,037 making it the 4th largest city in Miyazaki Prefectur ...

. At

Nobeoka is a city located in the north of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 119,521 and a population density of 138 persons per km². The total area is . History The city was officially founded on F ...

, stone walls and embankments were damaged while roads cracked. It was felt as far as central

Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separ ...

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{{Earthquakes in Japan Hyuga-nada Hyuga-nada Tsunamis in Japan Earthquakes of the Showa period 1941 disasters in Japan

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