1662 Kanbun Earthquake
The 1662 Kanbun earthquake (Japanese: 寛文地震) affected Japan on June 16, 1662. The magnitude was M7.6. Strong shaking were felt over a wide area, mainly in the Northern Kinki region (Around Lake Biwa), and damage was particularly severe in Ōmi and Wakasa. There was also great damage in Kyoto. The earthquake killed 700–900 people and destroyed 4000–4800 houses. This earthquake caused crustal deformation; east of Lake Suigetsu land rose 4.5 m (15 ft)).
References
- ^ 日本付近のおもな被害地震年代表 - Seismological Society of Japan
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- ^ "寛文2年 (1662) 近江・若狭地震" (PDF).
- ^ "寛文2年 (1662) 近江・若狭地震における京都での被害と震災対応" (PDF).
- ^ 西山昭仁; 小松原琢 (2006). "寛文二年(1662)近江・若狭地震における京都盆地での被害状況". 歴史地震 (in Japanese) (21): 165–171. ISSN 1349-9890.
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- ^ Susumu Yamaga「日本列島の地震・津波・噴火の歴史」pp. 72-73.2018-03-05 Reading. ISBN 978-4-86064-476-5
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