1361 Shōhei earthquake
34°36′18″N 136°50′53″E / 34.605°N 136.848°E / 34.605; 136.848Tsunami Yes Notable Nankai Trough megathrust quakes Plate tectonics
The 1361 Shōhei earthquake (Japanese: 正平地震) was a major earthquake that occurred on 3 August 1361 (Gregorian calendar) in Japan.[1] It is believed that this earthquake was one of the Nankai earthquakes. The magnitude was 8.4 Ms (Richter magnitude scale was 8.2–8.5[1]) and it triggered a tsunami.[2][3]
See also
- List of earthquakes in Japan
- Nankai Trough
References
- ^ a b "Earthquake Information". Water Damage Defense. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ^ HIGAI. "日本被害地震年表:before1600" [Japan Damage Earthquake Chronology: before1600]. Seismological Society of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-08-22.
- ^ Shishikura, M.; Echigo, T.; Maemoku, H.; Ishiyama, T.; Nagai, A. (2008). "Uplifted sessile assemblages on the southern coast of the Kii Peninsula, related to historical earthquakes along the Nankai Trough" (PDF). 歴史地震. 23: 21–26.
External links
- Works related to 太平記の地震史料 at Wikisource
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Nankai Trough megathrust earthquakes
- 1361 Shōhei earthquake
- 1498 Meiō earthquake
- 1605 Keichō earthquake
- 1707 Hōei earthquake
- 1854 Tōkai earthquake
- 1854 Nankai earthquake
- 1944 Tōnankai earthquake
- 1946 Nankai earthquake
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