1596 Keichō–Fushimi earthquake

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The 1596 Keichō–Fushimi earthquake was a powerful late-16th-century Japanese earthquake that caused extensive destruction in the Kyoto–Osaka region and significantly impacted the political landscape of the Toyotomi regime.

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instanceOf earthquake
affectedArea Fushimi NERFINISHED
Kyoto NERFINISHED
Nara NERFINISHED
Osaka NERFINISHED
Wakasa Bay region NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Keichō Fushimi earthquake NERFINISHED
Keichō earthquake of 1596 NERFINISHED
casualties thousands of deaths
caused building collapses
ground fissures
landslides
tsunami in the Inland Sea region
widespread destruction in Kyoto–Osaka region
century 16th century
country Japan
damage damage to castles and fortifications
destruction of temples and shrines
severe urban damage in Kyoto
severe urban damage in Osaka
date 1596
epicenterRegion Kyoto–Osaka area NERFINISHED
era Keichō era NERFINISHED
faultType inland crustal earthquake
historicalContext Toyotomi administration NERFINISHED
unification of Japan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi
language Japanese
locatedIn Honshu
Kinai region NERFINISHED
Kyoto–Osaka region NERFINISHED
magnitudeEstimate around 7.0–7.5
notableDamage Fushimi Castle NERFINISHED
Kyoto Imperial Palace buildings NERFINISHED
partOf Japanese historical earthquakes
politicalImpact contributed to instability before the Battle of Sekigahara
undermined Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s authority
weakened Toyotomi regime
recordedIn Japanese historical chronicles
temple records
regionTectonics active faults in central Honshu
scientificStudy Japanese seismology
historical seismology
significance important event in late Sengoku political history
one of the major historical earthquakes of Japan
timePeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
late Sengoku period

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Fushimi Castle destroyedIn 1596 Keichō–Fushimi earthquake