Great Kanto earthquake

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The Great Kanto earthquake was a devastating 1923 seismic disaster that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama region of Japan, causing massive destruction and loss of life.

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instanceOf earthquake
historical event
natural disaster
affectedCity Kawasaki
Tokyo
Yokohama
Yokosuka
aftershocksDuration several months
alsoKnownAs 1923 Great Kanto earthquake
Kanto Daishinsai
associatedPogrom Kanto Massacre
casualtiesEstimate 105000
over 100000 deaths
causedBy subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Okhotsk Plate
commemoratedOn Disaster Prevention Day
commemorationDate September 1
country Japan
crownPrinceDuringEvent Hirohito
linked to: Emperor Hirohito
date 1923-09-01
day 1
depth 23 km
destroyedBuildingsEstimate over 570000 houses
displacedPeople over 1 million
economicImpact severe damage to Japanese economy
emperorDuringEvent Emperor Taisho
linked to: Emperor Taishō
epicenter Sagami Bay
governmentResponse emergency decree by Japanese government
historicalSignificance major turning point in modern Japanese urban development
one of the deadliest earthquakes in Japanese history
homelessPeopleEstimate over 1.9 million
injuriesEstimate hundreds of thousands injured
JapaneseName 関東大震災
languageOfName Japanese
ledTo mass violence against Koreans in Japan
strengthening of building codes in Japan
urban planning reforms in Tokyo
location Chiba Prefecture
linked to: Chiba

Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanto region
linked to: Kantō region

Saitama Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
Tokyo
Yokohama
magnitude 7.9 Ms
7.9 Mw
mainCauseOfDamage fire
maximumIntensity X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale
month September
notableIncident Great Tokyo fire whirl at Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho
plateBoundary subduction zone
reconstructionProgram Tokyo reconstruction plan
region Honshu
time 11:58 JST
triggered fires
landslides
tsunami in Sagami Bay
tsunami yes
type megathrust earthquake
year 1923

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Taisho era majorEvent Great Kanto earthquake
Yokohama wasHeavilyDamagedBy Great Kantō earthquake of 1923
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Amagi-class battlecruiser eventInfluencedBy Great Kantō earthquake
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Great Kanto earthquake alsoKnownAs 1923 Great Kanto earthquake
linked to: Great Kanto earthquake
Great Kanto earthquake JapaneseName 関東大震災
linked to: Great Kanto earthquake
Kanto Massacre of Koreans relatedEvent Great Kanto Earthquake
linked to: Great Kanto earthquake
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi scrappedAfter 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
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Great Tokyo fire whirl at Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho partOf Great Kantō earthquake
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Great Tokyo fire whirl at Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho hasCause Great Kantō earthquake
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Tokyo reconstruction plan initiatedAfter 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
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Tokyo reconstruction plan relatedTo Great Kantō earthquake
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Disaster Prevention Day commemorates 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
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Kanto Daishinsai alsoKnownAs Great Kanto earthquake
Kanto Daishinsai literalMeaning Great Kanto Earthquake
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Earthquake Research Institute foundedAfter 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
subject linked to: ERI
linked to: Great Kanto earthquake
Imperial Hotel, Tokyo survivedEvent Great Kantō earthquake
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Kanda Myojin Shrine reconstructedAfter Great Kanto Earthquake
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Kanda district reconstructedAfter Great Kanto Earthquake
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