1914 Senboku earthquake

1914 Senboku earthquake
Date March 15, 1914 (1914-03-15)
Origin time 05:00 [1]
Magnitude MS 7.0 [1]
Depth 5 km [1]
Epicenter 39°30′N 140°24′E / 39.50°N 140.40°E / 39.50; 140.40Coordinates: 39°30′N 140°24′E / 39.50°N 140.40°E / 39.50; 140.40 [1]
Areas affected Japan
Casualties 94 dead, 324 injured

The 1914 Senbok earthquake (Japanese: 1968年秋田仙北地震) occurred on March 15 at 04:59 local time, or 05:00 local time (on March 14 at 20:00 UTC) according to various sources.[2][3][1] The earthquake had a magnitude of MS 7.0.[1]

The epicenter was in Akita Prefecture, Japan. 94 people died and 324 were injured as a result of the earthquake.[4] Senboku District (Japanese: 仙北郡) was seriously effected. The earthquake caused liquefaction.[5] Explosions simultaneous with the earthquake were reported in Mount Asama.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/centennial/centennial.pdf
  2. ↑ International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology, Part 1, by William H.K. Lee, Paul Jennings, Carl Kisslinger, Hiroo Kanamori, p. 703
  3. ↑ The Geology of Japan by T. Moreno, S.R. Wallis, T. Kojima, W. Gibbons, p. 374
  4. ↑ http://sakuya.ed.shizuoka.ac.jp/rzisin/kaishi_28/HE28_152_152_Mizuta.pdf
  5. ↑ http://sakuya.ed.shizuoka.ac.jp/rzisin/kaishi_25/HE25_001_027_Takemura.pdf
  6. ↑ The Herald Democrat, March 16, 1914
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