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]
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| UTC time | 1914-03-14 20:00:00 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 913972 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | March 15, 1914 |
| Local 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[1] |
| Areas affected | Japan |
| Casualties | 94 dead, 324 injured |
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
edit- ^ a b c d e f E.R. Engdahl; A. Villaseñor (2002). "Global Seismicity: 1900–1999". In William H.K. Lee; Hiroo Kanamori; Paul C. Jennings; Carl Kisslinger (eds.). International handbook of earthquake and engineering seismology. Part A. Amsterdam: Academic Press. p. 673. ISBN 0-08-048922-2. OCLC 648303010.
- ^ Tokuji Utsu (2002). "A List of Deadly Earthquakes in the World: 1500–2000". In William H.K. Lee; Hiroo Kanamori; Paul C. Jennings; Carl Kisslinger (eds.). International handbook of earthquake and engineering seismology. Part A. Amsterdam: Academic Press. p. 703. ISBN 0-08-048922-2. OCLC 648303010.
- ^ The Geology of Japan by T. Moreno, S.R. Wallis, T. Kojima, W. Gibbons, p. 374
- ^ "Document" (PDF). histeq.jp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "1914(大正 3)年秋田仙北地震の被害データと震度分布" (PDF). histeq.jp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ The Herald Democrat, March 16, 1914
Further reading
edit- 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
External links
edit- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.