1952 Tokachi earthquake

Earthquake in Hokkaidō, Japan 1952-03-04 01:22:41 892540 iscgem892540 1952 03 04 10:22:41 Japan Hokkaido 8.1 w y 45 kmhttp://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=3993&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display https://archive.today/20130624221106/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=3993&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display dead June 24, 2013 Significant Earthquake National Geophysical Data Center 2013-06-23 41.8 144.13 inline,title Japan Yes 33 dead, 287 injured 250pxApril 2025 The 1952 Tokachi earthquake (ja 1952年十勝沖地震), occurred at 10:22:41 local time 1:22:41 UTC on 4 March in the sea near Tokachi District, Hokkaidō, Japan. It had a magnitude of 8.1 on the moment magnitude scale.http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/utsuweq_bak_eng.html Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (Through 2010) Utsu T. 2004 IISEE 13 November 2011 18 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130918042738/http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/utsuweq_bak_eng.html dead Damage There was earthquake and tsunami damage in an area ranging from Hokkaido to the northern part of the Tohoku region. As a result, 28 people were killed, five were missing, and 287 were injured. In addition, 815 houses were completely destroyed, 1324 half-damaged, and 6395 partially damaged. Ninety-one houses were swept away, 328 suffered flooding, 20 were lost to fire, and 1621 became uninhabitable. Furthermore, 451 ships were damaged.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/index.php?month=3&day=4&submit=View+Date Earthquake History for March 4th Today in Earthquake History 2012-10-02 2013-06-23 In Hamanaka, in the Akkeshi District, Hokkaidō, a tsunami destroyed numerous homes. It is thought that drift ice was pushed up by the tsunami and exacerbated the damage.http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=3993&t=101650&s=18&d=99,91,95,93&nd=display https://web.archive.org/web/20161220131849/https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=3993&t=101650&s=18&d=99,91,95,93&nd=display dead December 20, 2016 Tsunami Event National Geophysical Data Center 2013-06-23 Eight years later, this area was devastated by the tsunami caused by the 1960 Chile earthquake, killing 11 people. Akkeshi Bay saw the highest tsunami surge, of 6.5 m, with Hachinohe in Aomori also seeing a 2 m on wave. This was the first large tsunami after the inception of Japan's tsunami warning system. The previous day, March 3, was the anniversary of the 1933 Sanriku earthquake, and the large number of training and evacuation drills held that day bolstered the response to the real disaster on March 4.June 2013 See also List of earthquakes in 1952 List of earthquakes in Japan Notes External links 892540 Category:1950s tsunamis Category:Earthquakes of the Shōwa era Category:Megathrust earthquakes in Japan Category:1952 earthquakes Category:1952 in Japan Category:Earthquakes in Hokkaido Category:March 1952 in Asia Category:1952 disasters in Japan