Kansei earthquake
The Kansei earthquake (Japanese: 寛政地震) was an earthquake that occurred off the coast of Sendai on 17 February 1793, in the mid-Edo period. Its magnitude was approximately M8.2 (M8.0–8.4). There were 12 deaths in the Sendai Domain. It was an earthquake linked to other seismic source regions.
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Kansei earthquake (Japanese: 寛政地震) was an earthquake that occurred off the coast of Sendai on 17 February 1793, in the mid-Edo period. Its magnitude was approximately M8.2 (M8.0–8.4).123 There were 12 deaths in the Sendai Domain.4 It was an earthquake linked to other seismic source regions.
References
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 『理科年表 令和3年』 Maruzen, p. 786, ISBN 978-4-621-30560-7
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