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The earthquake's force was so great that in Kamakura, over 60 km (37 mi) from the epicenter, it moved the Great Buddha statue, which weighs about 121 tonnes, almost 60 centimeters. [ 22 ] Estimated casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead.
Victims of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake (2 P) Pages in category "1923 Great Kantō earthquake" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Most earthquakes in the state have been small or have produced minimal impacts. No earthquake-related fatalities have been reported in the state, though one earthquake in Texas caused a death in the neighboring Mexican state of Chihuahua in 1923. The earliest recorded earthquake in Texas occurred near Seguin and New Braunfels on February 13 ...
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The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Sagamihara area southwest of Tokyo on Sept. 1, 1923, just before noon triggered a widespread inferno in the region, causing most of the victims to ...
Major earthquakes that occurred in the Kanto region in the past Ansei Great Earthquake, 1855.. South Kantō earthquakes (Japanese: 南関東直下地震) or Greater Tokyo Area earthquakes (Japanese: 首都直下地震) are general terms for major earthquakes that occurs repeatedly historically in the southern part of Kanto region (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, etc., Greater Tokyo Area) in ...
The earthquake could be felt for hundreds of miles in all directions, USGS data show. 5.3-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks rattle West Texas, experts say. ‘Unsettling’