1923 Great Kantō Earthquake

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1923 Great Kantō Earthquake
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1923 Great Kantō Earthquake

Summary

1923 Great Kantō Earthquake is a Kantō earthquakes[1]. It draws 2,340 Wikipedia views per month (kant_earthquakes category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake is located in Kanagawa Prefecture[3].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake is in the country of Japan[4].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake's instance of is recorded as Kantō earthquakes[5].
  • Kantō region is named after 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake[6].
  • The location of 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake was Sagami Trough[7].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 1923 Great Kantō earthquake[8].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake occurred on September 1, 1923[9].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.33, 'lon': 139.135}[10].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+105385'} deaths[11].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake's has effect is recorded as aftermath of 1923 Great Kantō earthquake[12].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+48'}[13].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake dates from the Taishō period[14].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake's cost of damage is recorded as {'unit': 'Q8146', 'amount': '+7500000'}[15].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake's modified Mercalli intensity scale is recorded as Mercalli scale XI[16].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+23'}[17].
  • 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake's JMA Seismic Intensity Scale is recorded as shindo 6[18].

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When and Where

1923 Great Kantō Earthquake occurred on September 1, 1923[9]. It took place at Sagami Trough[7]. It is in the country of Japan[4].

Context

1923 Great Kantō Earthquake's instance of is recorded as Kantō earthquakes[5].

Outcome and Impact

1923 Great Kantō Earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+105385'} deaths[11].

Why It Matters

1923 Great Kantō Earthquake draws 2,340 Wikipedia views per month (kant_earthquakes category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Modified mercalli intensity scale Mercalli scale XI
    Number of deaths {'amount': '+105385'}
    Country Japan
    Point in time +1923-09-01T00:00:00Z
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007559176005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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