1891 Mino–Owari earthquake
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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. Th
Scarp at the Neodani Fault can be seen in the center of the picture
Damage caused by the earthquake
Gifu's Earthquake Memorial Hall is dedicated to the victims.
Damage from the Nōbi earthquake
Aftershock
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In seismology, an aftershock is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, in the same area of the main shock, caused as the displaced crust adjusts to the effects of the main shock. Large
1891 Mino–Owari earthquake
…that was initially created by Milne. Ultimately, the system and the 1891 earthquake provided data by which seismologist Fusakichi Omori developed a law of decay for aftershocks. The four main Japanese islands of Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu, and Hokkaido lie in a convex arrangement pointing to the Pacific Ocean, while the oceanic…
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