1854 Tōkai earthquake
Nankai megathrust | |
Areas affected | Japan, Tōkai region |
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Tsunami | yes |
Casualties | >2,000 |
The 1854 Tōkai earthquake was the first of the
It was the first of the three
Background
The southern coast of Honshu runs parallel to the
Damage
Much of central Japan experienced seismic intensities of 5 (on the
On the east side of the
At Suruga Bay, on the west side of the Izu Peninsula, the village of Iruma was destroyed and a 10 m high sand dome was deposited, on which the village was later reconstructed.[6]
Characteristics
Earthquake
The rupture area, magnitude and epicenter have been estimated from seismic intensity measurements, information about tsunami arrival times and evidence of co-seismic uplift/subsidence.[1][6]
Tsunami
In most of the affected areas, run-up heights were in the range of 4–6 m. However, at Iruma, run-up heights of 13.2 and 16.5 m have been measured, much higher than most of the surrounding area. This and the deposition of the unusual sand dome, with an estimated volume of 700,000 m3, is interpreted to have been caused by the effects of resonance in the V-shaped Suruga bay.[6]
See also
- List of earthquakes in Japan
- List of historical earthquakes
- List of historical tsunamis
References
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- ^ a b c d e Sugawara, D.; Minoura K.; Imamura F.; Takahashi T. & Shuto N. (2005). "A huge sand dome, ca. 700,000 m3 in volume, formed by the 1854 Earthquake Tsunami in Suruga Bay, Central Japan" (PDF). ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology. 42 (4): 147–158. Retrieved 2009-11-14.