Caption:
[ 1890s Japan - Great Kanto Earthquake , Yokohama ] Devastation caused in Yokohama by the Great Kanto Earthquake (Kanto Daishinsai) of September 1, 1923. Some simple shelters have been erected by survivors. The quake, with an estimated magnitude between 7.9 and 8.4 on the Richter scale, devastated Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama, surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka, and claimed over 140,000 victims. 20th century vintage magazine illustration.