7 December 1833 6:00 UT
M7.5 #earthquake at Sea of Japan, off Yamagata pref., North Honshu, Japan, forming a 7-8 m wave #tsunami. Felt in the northern half of Honshu. Death toll 150. Bordering a seismic gap.
https://t.co/4OJ95FurUV
https://t.co/pUTssSGtJv
https://t.co/7neW5uihJb https://t.co/GiNcIdZFLV
22 August 1782 16-18:00 and 12-14:00 of 23th UT
M7.2-7.3 #earthquake doublet hit Odawara, Sagami Bay, Honshu (Japan). Landslide destroyed >1,000 houses, killing a number of people. Felt over a very wide area.
https://t.co/L81eUg2w7s
https://t.co/pnoQMTyA7i
https://t.co/9fppElD14y https://t.co/V9tkTgqPWU
9 August 1901 9:24-18:34 UT
Mw7.2-7.5 #earthquake doublet offshore Hachinohe, Northern Honshu, Japan, did damage and killed 18 people in the prefectures of Aomori, Akita and Iwate. Other EQs in 1931 and 1968.
https://t.co/AomV0QqGi9
https://t.co/pyUlv4Iii9
https://t.co/3EzTqU4gQh https://t.co/RgTm0vn2H3
2 August 1819 5:00 UT
M7.3 #earthquake hit Shiga pref., Central Honshu, Japan, destroying more than 600 houses and killing 100 people. Felt throughout Central Honshu as far as Tokyo.
https://t.co/W9MQLsQnsk
https://t.co/LQOmSJcMC7
https://t.co/r9IQqvmAvZ
https://t.co/9fppElD14y https://t.co/668lQTdFoc
18 July 1969 5:25 UT
Mw6.9 #earthquake hit Bohai Sea, China, generating a 1-2 m height #tsunami that ravaged the coast, killing ten people. Radon anomalies were seen 4-8 days before EQ. Much worse in 1888.
https://t.co/TJrH8OFsiI
https://t.co/9h3sxRVLY5
https://t.co/DAn23bYtnq https://t.co/8CBLVCJeSR
26 May 1983 3:00 UT
Mw7.7 #earthquake off Noshiro, North Honshu, Japan, with a 14-m #tsunami that hit all Sea of Japan coasts. Death toll (mostly from waves) was 107 (including 3 in South Korea). Seismic gap?
https://t.co/5TAh8n9WFv
https://t.co/7neW5uiPyJ
https://t.co/FtisT9awi8 https://t.co/fIVBJxkEE4
8 May 1847 12:00 UT
M7.4 #earthquake hit Nagano, Central Honshu (Japan), killing more than 8,000 people and causing huge landslides that buried many villages and blocked several rivers. Felt also in Tokyo.
https://t.co/wCUXanxS1H
https://t.co/WFQeoHlXH9
https://t.co/cVRd7Pn6xt https://t.co/6QApeMHJZZ
3 February 1996 11:14 UT
Mw6.6 #earthquake near Lijiang, at the Yunnan-Sichuan border (China), caused many buildings to collapse, killing 322 people and leaving >320,000 homeless.
https://t.co/lWvZReN5tm
https://t.co/LFfF666oen
https://t.co/YBPUvJInzi
https://t.co/3EzTqU4OFP https://t.co/ytxMKEmO9w
18 January 1586 14:00 UT
M7.9-8.1 Tensho #earthquake in Central Honshu, Japan, caused great landslides, killing 8000 people. Epicenter and causative fault still doubtful, due to scarcity of data (civil wars).
https://t.co/A0Qbrn925O
https://t.co/DU5oCLVZUl
https://t.co/LQOmSJcMC7 https://t.co/MqngP5R6wf
7 December 1833 6:00 UT
M7.5 #earthquake at Sea of Japan, off Yamagata pref., North Honshu, Japan, forming a 7-8m wave #tsunami. Felt in the northern half of Honshu. Death toll 150. Bordering a seismic gap.
https://t.co/CQ0fEe4OCL
https://t.co/758ElxcjHx
https://t.co/7neW5u0GkB https://t.co/sdubLm5Pov
23 August 1782 1:00-2:00 and 19:00-20:00 LT
Two M7.2-7.3 #earthquakes hit the region of Odawara, Sagami Bay, Honshu (Japan), causing a landslide that destroyed more than 1,000 houses. Felt over a wide area.
https://t.co/LN8D4FoEZd
https://t.co/c3AlYuSfxD
https://t.co/9fppEllpFY https://t.co/A6ihiWXRk5
9 August 1901 9:24&18:34 UT
Mw7.2-7.5 #earthquake doublet offshore Hachinohe, Northern Honshu, Japan, did damage and killed 18 people in the prefectures of Aomori, Akita and Iwate. Other EQs in 1931 and 1968.
https://t.co/9osDJOvnOo
https://t.co/qHQNoEYpHN
https://t.co/pyUlv4Iii9 https://t.co/vw7996kXzl
2 August 1819 14:00
M7.3 #earthquake hit Shiga prefecture, Central Honshu, Japan, destroying more than 600 houses and killed 100 people. Felt throughout Central Honshu as far as Tokyo.
https://t.co/YIgtx1WLZq
https://t.co/LQOmSJcMC7
https://t.co/f3y91bGu8x
https://t.co/9fppElD14y https://t.co/Dp7niDEF3J
18 July 1969 5:25 UT
M6.9-7.4 #earthquake hit Bohai Sea, generating a 1-2 meter #tsunami that ravaged the coast, killing ten people. It was much worse in 1888.
Radon anomalies were seen 4-18 days before EQ.
https://t.co/TJrH8Onj4A
https://t.co/ib1nfLyblS
https://t.co/Xep4QdlylC https://t.co/94N7yV5Kmy
8 May 1847 21:00 LT
M7.4 #earthquake hit Nagano, Central Honshu (Japan), killing more than 8,000 people and causing huge landslides that buried many villages and blocked several rivers. Felt also in Tokyo.
https://t.co/gzna3uPf33
https://t.co/WFQeoHDyyH
https://t.co/cVRd7PEHp1 https://t.co/BhnCBfGKRO
3 February 1996 11:14 UT
Mw6.6 #earthquake near Lijiang, at the Yunnan-Sichuan border (China), caused many buildings to collapse, killing 322 people and injuring 17 000, leaving more than 320 000 homeless.
https://t.co/lWvZRf48vm
https://t.co/LFfF66nrgn
https://t.co/KPZMVfirMD https://t.co/iYWCrjWnpg
18 January 1586
Considered the greatest #earthquake in Central Japan, the M7.9-8.2 Tensho EQ killed about 8000 people and caused landslides. Epicenter and reaponsible fault are still under debate, due to scarcity of data (was a period of civil wars).
https://t.co/DU5oCLEovL https://t.co/6uvMKfHJfh