1914 Senboku earthquake

1914 Senboku earthquake is located in Tohoku, Japan
1914 Senboku earthquake
1914 Senboku earthquake is located in Akita Prefecture
1914 Senboku earthquake
UTC time1914-03-14 20:00:00ISC event913972USGS-ANSSComCatLocal dateMarch 15, 1914 (1914-03-15)Local time05:00 [1]Magnitude39°30′N 140°24′E / 39.50°N 140.40°E / 39.50; 140.40 [1]Areas affectedJapanCasualties94 dead, 324 injured

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

The epicenter was in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Ninety-four people died and 324 were injured.[4] Senboku District (Japanese: 仙北郡) was seriously affected. The earthquake caused liquefaction.[5] Explosions simultaneous with the earthquake were reported in Mount Asama.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f International handbook of earthquake and engineering seismology. Part A. William Hung Kan Lee, International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior. Committee on Education, International Association for Earthquake Engineering. Amsterdam: Academic Press. 2002. p. 673. ISBN 0-08-048922-2. OCLC 648303010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ International handbook of earthquake and engineering seismology. Part A. William Hung Kan Lee, International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior. Committee on Education, International Association for Earthquake Engineering. Amsterdam: Academic Press. 2002. p. 703. ISBN 0-08-048922-2. OCLC 648303010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ The Geology of Japan by T. Moreno, S.R. Wallis, T. Kojima, W. Gibbons, p. 374
  4. ^ "Document" (PDF). www.histeq.jp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "1914(大正 3)年秋田仙北地震の被害データと震度分布" (PDF). www.histeq.jp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  6. ^ The Herald Democrat, March 16, 1914

External links

  • The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

Further reading

  • Mizuta, Toshihiko; Kagami, Hiroshi (2009), "Literature Survey on Damage Distribution Due to Akita Senboku (Kowakubi) Earthquake of March 15, 1914", AIJ Journal of Technology and Design, 15 (29): 325, doi:10.3130/aijt.15.325
  • v
  • t
  • e
Historical20th century21st centuryRelated articles
  • v
  • t
  • e
Earthquakes in the 1910s
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
  • Reno (6.0, (Feb 18), 6.4 (April 24))
  • Senboku (7.0, Mar 15)†
  • Burdur (7.0, Oct 4)†‡
  • East Cape (6.6, Oct 7)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year