1889 Kumamoto earthquake
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title:
1889 Kumamoto earthquake
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The 1889 Kumamoto earthquake occurred at 23:40 JST on 28 July in the western part of Kumamoto, Japan. It was also called the Kinpozan earthquake and its magnitude was 6.3. Twenty people died and hundreds of houses and parts of Kumamoto Castle were destroyed. The earthquake was the first major one after the establishment of the Seismological Society of Japan, and its waves were recorded as far as Potsdam, Germany. Few houses were affected by fire since the quake occurred at midnight. Aftershocks
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Earthquake in Japan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1889_Kumamoto_earthquake
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2011-08-22T13:22:44Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T02:01:14Z
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