1804 Kisakata earthquake

The 1804 Kisakata earthquake (Japanese: 象潟地震) struck Dewa Province, Japan on July 10, 1804 with a magnitude of 7.0.^[2][3][4] The earthquake killed approximately 300–500 people.^[1][5] Nearby Mount Chokai erupted at about the same time as the earthquake.^[6] Lake Kisakata was uplifted by the earthquake, so Kisakata, featured in Bashō's Oku no Hosomichi, became new land and a swamp.^[2][4][7] A 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tsunami flooded 300 homes in Kisakata and Sakata.^[8]

1804 Kisakata earthquake

Local date	July 10, 1804 (1804-07-10)
Magnitude	M7.0
Epicenter	39.05°N 139.95°E / 39.05; 139.95[1]
Casualties	300–500 fatalities

See also

• Kisakata
• Mount Chokai

References

1. 日本付近の主な被害地震 - Seismological Society of Japan
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5. 徳太郎, 羽鳥 (1986-08-04). "Investigations of the Seismic Intensity and Tsunami for the 1804 Kisakata Earthquake, the Japan Sea". 東京大學地震研究所彙報 = Bulletin of the Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo (in Japanese). 61 (1): 143–157. doi:10.15083/0000032879.
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