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1914 Senboku earthquake

UTC time	1914-03-14 20:00:00
ISC event	913972
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	March 15, 1914 (1914-03-15)
Local time	05:00
Magnitude	M_s 7.0
Depth	5 km
Epicenter	39°30′N 140°24′E / 39.50°N 140.40°E / 39.50; 140.40
Areas affected	Japan
Casualties	94 dead, 324 injured

The 1914 Senboku earthquake (Japanese: 1914年秋田仙北地震) occurred on March 15, 1914, at 04:59 or 05:00 local time (or March 14 at 20:00 UTC) according to various sources in northern Japan. The earthquake had a magnitude of M_s 7.0.

The epicenter was in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Ninety-four people died and 324 were injured. Senboku District (Japanese: 仙北郡) was seriously affected. The earthquake caused liquefaction. Explosions simultaneous with the earthquake were reported in Mount Asama.

References

^ E.R. Engdahl; A. Villaseñor (2002). "Global Seismicity: 1900–1999". In William H.K. Lee; Hiroo Kanamori; Paul C. Jennings; Carl Kisslinger (eds.). International handbook of earthquake and engineering seismology. Part A. Amsterdam: Academic Press. p. 673. ISBN 0-08-048922-2. OCLC 648303010.
Tokuji Utsu (2002). "A List of Deadly Earthquakes in the World: 1500–2000". In William H.K. Lee; Hiroo Kanamori; Paul C. Jennings; Carl Kisslinger (eds.). International handbook of earthquake and engineering seismology. Part A. Amsterdam: Academic Press. p. 703. ISBN 0-08-048922-2. OCLC 648303010.
The Geology of Japan by T. Moreno, S.R. Wallis, T. Kojima, W. Gibbons, p. 374
"Document" (PDF). histeq.jp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
"1914(大正 3)年秋田仙北地震の被害データと震度分布" (PDF). histeq.jp. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
The Herald Democrat, March 16, 1914

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The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

v t e Earthquakes in Japan
Historical	679 Tsukushi 684 Hakuho 869 Jōgan 1026 Manju 1293 Kamakura 1361 Shōhei 1498 Meiō 1586 Tenshō 1596 Fushimi 1605 Keichō 1611 Aizu 1611 Sanriku 1662 Kanbun 1662 Hyūga-nada 1677 Bōsō 1703 Genroku 1707 Hōei 1741 Kampo 1751 Takada 1771 Great Yaeyama 1792 Unzen 1804 Kisakata 1828 Sanjō 1833 Shōnai 1847 Zenkoji 1854 Iga–Ueno 1854 Nankai 1854 Tōkai 1855 Edo 1858 Hietsu 1872 Hamada 1889 Kumamoto 1891 Mino–Owari 1894 Tokyo 1894 Shōnai 1896 Sanriku 1896 Rikuu
20th century	1909 Anegawa 1911 Kikai Island 1914 Senboku 1922 Shimabara 1923 Great Kantō 1925 North Tajima 1927 North Tango 1930 North Izu 1933 Sanriku 1936 Miyagi 1939 Oga 1940 Shakotan 1941 Hyūga-nada 1943 Tottori 1944 Tōnankai 1945 Mikawa 1946 Nankai 1948 Fukui 1952 Tokachi 1961 North Mino 1963 Kuril Islands 1964 Niigata 1968 Ebino 1968 Hyūga-nada 1968 Tokachi 1973 Nemuro Peninsula 1974 Izu Peninsula 1978 Izu Ōshima 1978 Miyagi 1982 Urakawa 1983 Sea of Japan 1984 Nagano 1993 Kushiro 1993 Okushiri 1994 offshore Sanriku 1995 Hanshin 2000 Izu Islands 2000 Tottori
21st century	2001 Geiyo 2003 Miyagi 2003 Tokachi 2004 Chūetsu 2005 Fukuoka 2005 Miyagi 2006 Kuril Islands 2007 Chūetsu 2007 Kuril Islands 2007 Noto 2008 Iwate–Miyagi 2008 Iwate 2009 Shizuoka 2011 Tōhoku 2011 Nagano 2011 Shizuoka 2011 Miyagi 2011 Fukushima 2012 Chiba 2012 Sanriku 2014 Nagano 2015 Ogasawara 2016 Kumamoto 2016 Tottori 2016 Fukushima 2018 Osaka 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi 2019 Yamagata 2021 Fukushima 2021 Miyagi 2021 Chiba 2022 Fukushima 2023 Noto 2024 Noto 2024 Hyūga-nada
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v t e Earthquakes in the 1910s
1910	Taiwan (8.1, Apr 12) † Costa Rica (6.4, May 4) †‡
1911	Kebin (7.7, Jan 3) †‡ Sarez (7.4, Feb 18) † Michoacán (7.6, June 7) † Kikai Island (8.1, June 15) Guerrero (7.6, Dec 16)
1912	Maymyo (7.9, May 23) Mürefte (7.4, Aug 9) †‡ Acambay (6.9, Nov 19) †
1913	Asmara (?.?, Feb 27) Sulawesi–Mindanao (7.9, Mar 14) Eshan (6.7, Dec 21) †‡
1914	Reno (6.0, (Feb 18), 6.4 (April 24)) Senboku (7.0, Mar 15)† Burdur (7.0, Oct 4)†‡ East Cape (6.6, Oct 7)
1915	Avezzano (6.7, Jan 13) †‡ Imperial Valley (6.3, June 23) Asmara (5.8, Sept 23) Pleasant Valley (6.8, Oct 2)
1916	Rimini (5.3, May 17) Rimini (5.3, Aug 16)
1917	Bali (6.6, Jan 20) †‡ San Salvador (6.7, Jun 7) † Samoa (8.5, Jun 25) Nantou (6.8, Aug 28) † Guatemala (5.6, Dec 25) †
1918	Shantou (7.2, Feb 13) †‡ San Jacinto (6.7, April 21) Celebes Sea (8.3, Aug 15) † San Fermín (7.5, Oct 11) † Vancouver Island (7.2, Dec 6)
1919	Ayvalık (7.0, Nov 18) †‡
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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