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1923 Great Kantō Earthquake

1923 CE · Japan, Asia · Disaster

1923 Great Kantō Earthquake
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The Great Kantō Earthquake was a megathrust earthquake that struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshu at 11:58:32 JST on Saturday, 1 September 1923. It had an approximate magnitude of 8. 0 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw), with its epicenter located some 100 km (62 mi) southwest of the capital Tokyo.

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