2006-11-27 07:06:58 · 5 answers · asked by BaD mAn R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The initial shock that lasted 4 minutes knocked out seismographs at the central weather bureau office in Tokyo so that a seismograph in Tokyo Imperial University made the only record of the series of more than 1,700 earthquakes that struck the Tokyo area over the following three days.? The maximum magnitudes of the earthquake measured between 7.9 and 8.3 on the Richter scale, with the epicenter located 50 miles southeast of Tokyo in Sagami Bay.
2006-11-27 07:12:20 · answer #1 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 1923 Great Kanto earthquake (é¢æ±å¤§éç½, KantÅ daishinsai?) struck the Kanto plain on the Japanese main island of HonshÅ« at 11:58 on the morning of September 1, 1923. The quake was later estimated to have had a magnitude between 7.9 and 8.4 on the Richter scale, with its epicentre under Sagami Bay. Varied accounts hold that the duration was between 4 and 10 minutes. It devastated Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama, surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka, and caused widespread damage throughout the Kanto region.
According to most reliable sources, at least 105,385 lost their lives and over 37,000 went missing, presumed dead.
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2006-11-27 21:27:10 · answer #2 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no definite magnitude. The estimate was about 7.9 and 8.4 on the Richter Scale.
2006-11-27 07:12:03 · answer #3 · answered by ***L.E.D.G.E*** 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the powers that be recon it was around the 8.0 mark!!!
2006-11-27 07:14:33 · answer #4 · answered by auto head 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7.9 and 8.4
2006-11-27 07:12:20 · answer #5 · answered by roobeng.indahouse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋