1944 Tonankai earthquake
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The 1944 Tonankai earthquake was a powerful undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that generated a destructive tsunami and caused extensive damage and loss of life in the Tōkai and Kii Peninsula regions during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1944 Tonankai earthquake canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
megathrust earthquake
ⓘ
tsunami-generating earthquake ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tōnankai jishin ⓘ |
| buildingsDestroyed | tens of thousands of houses destroyed or damaged ⓘ |
| casualties | over 1,200 deaths ⓘ |
| category |
Earthquakes in Japan
ⓘ
Megathrust earthquakes ⓘ Tsunamis in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| date | 1944-12-07 ⓘ |
| depth | ~30 km ⓘ |
| economicImpact | severe damage to infrastructure and housing in central Japan ⓘ |
| epicenter | off the Kii Peninsula, Japan ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | off the coast of Mie Prefecture ⓘ |
| faultType | thrust fault ⓘ |
| generated | tsunami ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Japanese earthquake and tsunami research ⓘ |
| injuries | several thousand injured ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternateName | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Nankai Trough
ⓘ
off the southern coast of Honshu, Japan ⓘ |
| magnitude | 8.1 Mw ⓘ |
| magnitudeType | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| mainlyAffectedPrefecture |
Aichi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gifu Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Mie Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Shizuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | VIII (Severe) on the JMA intensity scale ⓘ |
| occurredDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nankai megathrust
ⓘ
surface form:
Nankai megathrust earthquake sequence
|
| regionAffected |
Chūbu region
ⓘ
surface form:
Chubu region
Kansai region ⓘ Kii Peninsula ⓘ Shikoku ⓘ Tōkai region ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 1944 Tōnankai earthquake tsunami ⓘ |
| ruptureZone |
Nankai Trough
ⓘ
surface form:
Tonankai segment of the Nankai Trough
|
| sequenceWith | 1946 Nankai earthquake ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate |
Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| time | 13:35 JST ⓘ |
| tsunamiAffectedArea |
Pacific coast of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific coast of central Japan
|
| tsunamiDamage | coastal flooding and destruction of fishing villages ⓘ |
| tsunamiMaximumHeight | ~10 m ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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