1828 Sanjō earthquake

Earthquake in Japan

The 1828 Sanjō earthquake (Japanese: 三条地震) occurred on December 18, 1828 at Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture (then Echigo Province) in Japan.^[1] According to the official report, 21,134 houses and buildings were damaged, and 1,204 of them burned down.^[2] There were around 1,450 casualties.^[3]

Overview

Date : December 18, 1828^[4]
Magnitude : 6.9 M_K^[5]^[6]
Epicenter : 37°36′N 138°54′E / 37.6°N 138.9°E / 37.6; 138.9^[1]
Death toll : 1,559 (official confirmed)

References

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