Local date | June 16, 1662 |
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Magnitude | M7.25~7.6 [1] |
Epicenter | 35°12′N 135°57′E / 35.2°N 135.95°E [1] |
Total damage | 700–900 fatalities |
The 1662 Kanbun earthquake ( Japanese: 寛文地震) affected Japan on June 16, 1662. The magnitude was M7.6. [2] Strong shaking were felt over a wide area, mainly in the Northern Kinki region (Around Lake Biwa), and damage was particularly severe in Ōmi and Wakasa. [3] [4] There was also great damage in Kyoto. [5] The earthquake killed 700–900 people and destroyed 4000–4800 houses. [6] [7] This earthquake caused crustal deformation; east of Lake Suigetsu land rose 4.5 m (15 ft)). [8]
Local date | June 16, 1662 |
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Magnitude | M7.25~7.6 [1] |
Epicenter | 35°12′N 135°57′E / 35.2°N 135.95°E [1] |
Total damage | 700–900 fatalities |
The 1662 Kanbun earthquake ( Japanese: 寛文地震) affected Japan on June 16, 1662. The magnitude was M7.6. [2] Strong shaking were felt over a wide area, mainly in the Northern Kinki region (Around Lake Biwa), and damage was particularly severe in Ōmi and Wakasa. [3] [4] There was also great damage in Kyoto. [5] The earthquake killed 700–900 people and destroyed 4000–4800 houses. [6] [7] This earthquake caused crustal deformation; east of Lake Suigetsu land rose 4.5 m (15 ft)). [8]