1605 Keichō earthquake
Nankai megathrust | |
Areas affected | Japan: Chūbu region, Kansai region, Shikoku, Kyushu |
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Tsunami | yes |
Casualties | thousands |
The 1605 Keichō earthquake (
Background
The southern coast of
Earthquake
There are very few reports of shaking associated with this earthquake, with most historical records only mentioning the tsunami. This has led seismologists to interpret this as a 'tsunami earthquake',[2] probably involving a slow rupture velocity causing little observed shaking while generating a large tsunami.[8]
Tsunami
The records of this tsunami are quite sparse but the maximum wave heights are larger than those recorded for either the 1707 Hōei or 1854 Ansei Nankai tsunamis in areas on the south coast of Shikoku where they can be compared.[9] The regional extent of this tsunami is supported by the discovery of tsunami deposits on the northeastern part of the Kii Peninsula and at Lake Hamana correlated to this event.[10][11] Victims of the tsunami were also reported from Kyushu.[12]
Damage
There is no reported damage associated with the earthquake itself. At least 700 houses were washed away at
See also
References
- ^ a b IISEE. "IISEE Catalogue Search parameters page". Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ a b c Ishibashi, K. (2004). "Status of historical seismology in Japan" (PDF). Annals of Geophysics. 47 (2/3): 339–368.
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- ^ a b Sieh, K.E. (1981). A Review of Geological Evidence for Recurrence Times of Large Earthquakes (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ Tsuji, Y.; Namegaya Y. (2007). "The 1707 Hoei Earthquake, as an Example of a combined Gigantic Tokai-Nankai Earthquake" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2011.
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- ^ NGDC. "Significant Earthquake Search for Japan 1605". Retrieved 16 July 2011.
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- ^ ISBN 978-0-7923-3483-5.
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- ^ NGDC. "Tsunami deposits". Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ NGDC. "Tsunami Runup Location Effects". Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ NGDC. "Comments for the tsunami event". Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ NGDC. "Comments for the tsunami event". Retrieved 16 July 2011.