1854 Tōkai Earthquake
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| Areas affected | Japan |
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| Tōkai region | |
| Magnitude | 8. 4 ML |
| Casualties | >2,000 |
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| ID | 2197910 |
About 1854 Tōkai Earthquake
The 1854 Tōkai earthquake was the first of the Ansei great earthquakes. It occurred at about 09:00 local time on 23 December 1854. It had a magnitude of 8. 4 and caused a damaging tsunami. More than 10,000 buildings were destroyed and there were at least 2,000 casualties.