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Japan: Scene of destruction in Tokyo after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923

The Great Kanto earthquake (????? Kanto daishinsai) struck the Kanto Plain on the Japanese main island of Honshu at 11:58 in the morning on Saturday, September 1, 1923. Varied accounts indicate the duration of the earthquake was between four and 10 minutes. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake later surpassed that record, at magnitude 9.0. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the Moment magnitude scale (Mw), with its focus deep beneath Izu Oshima Island in the Sagami Bay. The cause was a rupture of part of the convergent boundary where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting beneath the Okhotsk Plate along the line of the Sagami Trough. This earthquake devastated Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama, and the surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka, and caused widespread damage throughout the Kanto region. The power was so great in Kamakura, over 60 km (37 mi) from the epicenter, it moved the Great Buddha statue, which weighs about 93 short tons (84,000 kg), almost two feet. Estimated casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead. The damage from this natural disaster was the greatest sustained by prewar Japan. In 1960, the government declared September 1, the anniversary of the quake, as an annual 'Disaster Prevention Day'. According to the Japanese conclusive report, 105,385 deaths were confirmed in the 1923 quake.
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Japan: Scene of destruction in Tokyo after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923
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Traduction automatique: Le grand tremblement de terre du Kanto (????? Kanto daishinsai) a frappé la plaine du Kanto sur l'île principale japonaise de Honshu à 11 h 58 du matin le samedi 1er septembre 1923. Divers récits indiquent que la durée du tremblement de terre était comprise entre quatre et 10 minutes. Le séisme de Tohoku en 2011 a ensuite dépassé ce record, avec une magnitude de 9,0. Le séisme avait une magnitude de 7,9 sur l'échelle de magnitude du moment (Mw), avec une concentration profonde sous l'île d'Izu Oshima, dans la baie de Sagami. La cause était une rupture d'une partie de la frontière convergente où la plaque marine des Philippines se subducte sous la plaque d'Okhotsk le long de la ligne de la fosse de Sagami. Ce tremblement de terre a dévasté Tokyo, la ville portuaire de Yokohama et les préfectures environnantes de Chiba, Kanagawa et Shizuoka, et causé des dégâts considérables dans toute la région du Kanto. La puissance était si grande à Kamakura, à plus de 60 km (37 mi) de l'épicentre, qu'elle a déplacé la statue du Grand Bouddha, qui pèse environ 93 tonnes courtes (84 000 kg), soit près de deux pieds. Les pertes estimées s'élèvent à environ 142 800 morts, dont environ 40 000 personnes portées disparues et présumées mortes. Les dégâts causés par cette catastrophe naturelle furent les plus importants jamais subis par le Japon d'avant-guerre. En 1960, le gouvernement a déclaré le 1er septembre, anniversaire du séisme, « Journée annuelle de prévention des catastrophes ». Selon le rapport concluant japonais, 105 385 décès ont été confirmés lors du séisme de 1923.
The Great Kanto earthquake (????? Kanto daishinsai) struck the Kanto Plain on the Japanese main island of Honshu at 11:58 in the morning on Saturday, September 1, 1923. Varied accounts indicate the duration of the earthquake was between four and 10 minutes. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake later surpassed that record, at magnitude 9.0. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.9 on the Moment magnitude scale (Mw), with its focus deep beneath Izu Oshima Island in the Sagami Bay. The cause was a rupture of part of the convergent boundary where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting beneath the Okhotsk Plate along the line of the Sagami Trough. This earthquake devastated Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama, and the surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka, and caused widespread damage throughout the Kanto region. The power was so great in Kamakura, over 60 km (37 mi) from the epicenter, it moved the Great Buddha statue, which weighs about 93 short tons (84,000 kg), almost two feet. Estimated casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead. The damage from this natural disaster was the greatest sustained by prewar Japan. In 1960, the government declared September 1, the anniversary of the quake, as an annual 'Disaster Prevention Day'. According to the Japanese conclusive report, 105,385 deaths were confirmed in the 1923 quake.
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