1854 Ansei-Tokai earthquake
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The 1854 Ansei-Tokai earthquake was a major Edo-period megathrust earthquake and tsunami that struck central Japan, causing widespread destruction and loss of life along the Pacific coast.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1854 Ansei-Tokai earthquake canonical | 1 |
| Ansei great earthquakes | 1 |
| Ansei-Tōkai jishin | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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megathrust earthquake ⓘ natural disaster ⓘ tsunami-generating earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Ise Bay coast
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Pacific coast of central Honshu ⓘ Suruga Bay coast ⓘ Tōkai coastal communities ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1854 Ansei-Tokai earthquake
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surface form:
Ansei-Tōkai jishin
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| casualties | thousands of deaths ⓘ |
| cause | subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| damage |
severe tsunami inundation of coastal settlements
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widespread destruction along the Pacific coast ⓘ |
| date | 1854-12-23 ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | off the Tōkai coast ⓘ |
| era |
Ansei
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surface form:
Ansei era
Edo period ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1854 Ansei-Nankai earthquake ⓘ |
| geologicalSignificance | evidence for segmented rupture along the Nankai Trough ⓘ |
| historicalRecords |
depicted in contemporary woodblock prints
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documented in Edo-period chronicles ⓘ recorded in temple and shrine documents ⓘ |
| impact |
destruction of houses and infrastructure in coastal towns
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loss of life among fishing and maritime communities ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tōkai region
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central Japan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of Japan ⓘ |
| magnitude | ~8.4 Mw ⓘ |
| partOf |
1854 Ansei-Tokai earthquake
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ansei great earthquakes
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| precedes | modern Tōkai earthquake hazard scenarios ⓘ |
| region | Honshu ⓘ |
| sequence | part of a series of large 19th-century Nankai Trough earthquakes ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Nankai Trough ⓘ |
| triggered | tsunami ⓘ |
| tsunamiHeight | several meters in some coastal areas ⓘ |
| tsunamiType | local tsunami ⓘ |
| usedFor | paleoseismic and tsunami hazard assessment in central Japan ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ansei great earthquakes
this entity surface form:
Ansei-Tōkai jishin