1703 Genroku earthquake
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1703 Genroku earthquake
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1703 Genroku earthquake The 1703 Genroku earthquake occurred at 02:00 local time on December 31. The epicenter was near Edo, the forerunner of present-day Tokyo, in the southern part of the Kantō region, Japan. An estimated 2,300 people were killed by the destruction and subsequent fires. The earthquake triggered a major tsunami which caused many additional casualties, giving a total death toll of at least 5,233, possibly up to 200,000. Genroku is a Japanese era spanning from 1688 through 1704.
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Earthquake near Edo in the Kantō region, Japan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1703_Genroku_earthquake
date created:
2007-12-12T06:13:51Z
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2024-08-29T18:06:45Z
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