1293 Kamakura earthquake
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| Local date | 27 May 1293 |
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| Local time | 06:00 |
| Magnitude | 7.1 |
| Epicenter | 35°12′N 139°24′E / 35.2°N 139.4°E / 35.2; 139.4 |
| Areas affected | Japan (Kamakura) |
| Tsunami | yes |
| Casualties | 23,024[1] |
The 1293 Kamakura earthquake in Japan occurred at about 06:00 local time on 27 May 1293.[2] It had an estimated magnitude of 7.1–7.5[3] and triggered a tsunami. The estimated death toll was 23,024.[1] It occurred during the Kamakura period, and the city of Kamakura was seriously damaged.
In the confusion following the quake, Hōjō Sadatoki, the Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate, carried out a purge against his subordinate Taira no Yoritsuna. In what is referred to as the Heizen Gate Incident, Yoritsuna and 90 of his followers were killed.
It has been suggested that the reference to a large tsunami may be incorrect,[4] although a tsunami deposit has been found that is consistent with this age.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (1972). "Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Usami, T. (1979). "Study of historical earthquakes in Japan" (PDF). Bulletin of the Earthquake Research Institute. 54: 399–439. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ IISEE. "Search parameters page". Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (from ancient times through June, 2009). Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. "Tsunami Event Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Haeing Yoong, K. (2010). "Past three Kanto earthquakes inferred from the tsunami deposits survey in the southern Miura Peninsula, Central Japan". Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 42. p. 106. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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