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The 1880 Southern Luzon earthquakes, were one of the most destructive tremors on record in the history of the country. The shocks continued, with greater or less interruption, from July 14–25, 1880; highlighted by three violent quakes measuring Mw 7.0, M w 7.6, and M w 7.2 respectively. The sequence destroyed churches and other buildings ...
January. January 1 –. Six wards in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, including Naka-ku, Minami-ku, Higashi-ku, Nishi-ku, and Kita-ku, are disestablished and replaced by two new wards, namely Hamana-ku and Chūō-ku. [2] A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Ishikawa Prefecture, [3] killing 241 people.
41 dead, 691 injuries [4] An earthquake measuring 6.6 Mw on the moment magnitude scale struck Iburi Subprefecture in southern Hokkaido, Japan, on 6 September 2018 at 3:08 a.m. JST. The earthquake's epicenter was near Tomakomai and occurred at a depth of 35.0 kilometers (21.7 mi). The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) registered a magnitude of 6 ...
Casualties. 11 dead, 730 injured. At 16:14 PST (08:14 UTC) on November 17, 2023, the province of Sarangani on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was struck by an earthquake measuring 6.7 Mww. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VIII ( Severe) on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. At least eleven people were killed and another 730 ...
The Japan Self-Defense Forces ( JSDF, Japanese: 自衛隊; Hepburn: Jieitai ), also known as the Japanese Armed Forces, are the unified de facto military forces of Japan. Established in 1954, the JSDF comprises the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
1586 Tenshō earthquake. 1596 Keichō–Fushimi earthquake. 1741 eruption of Oshima–Ōshima and the Kampo tsunami. 1833 Shōnai earthquake. 1910 Taiwan earthquake. 1940 Shakotan earthquake. 1958 Kuril Islands earthquake.
The 2019 Yamagata earthquake (山形県沖地震, Yamagata-ken Oki Jishin) [1] was an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 Mw which struck primarily the Hokuriku region in Japan on 18 June 2019 at 22:22 JST (13:22 UTC ). The epicenter was close to the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata. [4] [5] [2] [3] A tsunami warning was also issued.
