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Prefectural Earthquake Disaster Prevention Day (Gifu Prefecture)

Historical image related to Prefectural Earthquake Disaster Prevention Day (Gifu Prefecture) from October 28, null

1891 Mino–Owari earthquake

Magnitude 8.0 earthquake in Japan

The 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake struck the Japanese provinces of Mino and Owari in the Nōbi Plain in the early morning of October 28 with a surface-wave magnitude of 8.0 and moment magnitude of 7.5. The event, also referred to as the Nōbi earthquake , the Great Gifu earthquake ,…
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Gifu Prefecture

Prefecture of Japan

Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,910,511 and has a geographic area of 10,621 square kilometres (4,101 sq mi). Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the…
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