庄内地震 | |
Local date | October 22, 1894 [1] |
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Magnitude | 7.0 ML |
Epicenter | 38°54′N 139°54′E / 38.9°N 139.9°E [2] |
Casualties | 726 (Death toll) [3] |
The 1894 Shōnai earthquake ( Japanese: 庄内地震 [4]) is an earthquake occurred on October 22, 1894 at Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. It was caused by the movement of the Shonai Plain Eastern Margin Fault Zone (庄内平野東縁断層帯). [5]
According to the official confirmed report, 14,118 houses and buildings were damaged and 2,148 were burned. [6] There were 726 fatalities and 8,403 injuries in the damaged area. A large-scale fire broke out in Sakata, and around the Shonai plain area, many instances of cracked earth, sinking ground, sand boils, and fountains were observed.