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The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
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1923 Great Kantō earthquake
Major earthquake in Japan
The 1923 Great Kantō earthquake was a megathrust earthquake that struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshu at 11:58:32 JST on Saturday, 1 September 1923. It had an approximate magnitude of 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw), with its epicenter located 60…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Yokohama
Designated city in Kantō, Japan
Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 1
Day of the year
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