1896 Meiji-Sanriku earthquake and tsunami
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:earthquake
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| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Iwate_Prefecture
gptkb:Miyagi_Prefecture |
| gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
8.5
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| gptkbp:casualties |
over 22,000
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| gptkbp:cause |
subduction of the Pacific Plate
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Japan
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| gptkbp:date |
1896-06-15
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| gptkbp:destroyedBy |
over 9,000 homes destroyed
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| gptkbp:epicenter |
off the coast of Sanriku, Japan
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
led to advances in tsunami research in Japan
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1896 Meiji-Sanriku earthquake and tsunami
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sanriku,_Japan
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| gptkbp:notable_for |
deadliest tsunami in Japanese history
tsunami much larger than expected for earthquake magnitude |
| gptkbp:recordedAt |
Japanese Meteorological Agency
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| gptkbp:tsunami |
up to 38.2 meters
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| gptkbp:tsunami_arrival_time |
about 35 minutes after earthquake
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| gptkbp:tsunami_type |
tsunami earthquake
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| gptkbp:type |
megathrust earthquake
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sanriku_Coast
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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