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1847 Zenkōji earthquake

1847 CE · Japan, Asia · Disaster

1847 Zenkōji earthquake
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The 1847 Zenkoji earthquake occurred at about 21:30 local time on 8 May at Nagano, Japan. It had a magnitude of 7. 4 on the surface-wave magnitude scale. It caused the destruction of many houses in Nagano and at least 8,600 people were killed. The earthquake triggered many landslides, the largest of which dammed the Sai River.

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