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Nobi Earthquake
![[ 1890s Japan - Nobi Earthquake Destruction ] Devastation in Ichinomiya () in Aichi Prefecture caused by the Nobi Earthquake (, Nobi Jishin) of October 28, 1891 (Meiji 24). Debris is piled up along a cracked road. The Nobi Earthquake measured between 8.0 and 8.4 on the scale of Richter and caused 7,273 deaths, 17,175 casualties and the destruction of 142,177 homes. It is the largest recorded quake in inland Japan. It jumpstarted the study of seismology in Japan and proved that earthquakes are caused by fault lines. 19th century vintage albumen photograph.](/photos/prev/ZTMyYzRkMA/album_alb10822671.webp)
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Title: Nobi Earthquake
Caption: [ 1890s Japan - Nobi Earthquake Destruction ] Devastation in Ichinomiya () in Aichi Prefecture caused by the Nobi Earthquake (, Nobi Jishin) of October 28, 1891 (Meiji 24). Debris is piled up along a cracked road. The Nobi Earthquake measured between 8.0 and 8.4 on the scale of Richter and caused 7,273 deaths, 17,175 casualties and the destruction of 142,177 homes. It is the largest recorded quake in inland Japan. It jumpstarted the study of seismology in Japan and proved that earthquakes are caused by fault lines. 19th century vintage albumen photograph.
Credit: Album / Duits / MeijiShowa
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Image size: 6470 × 4960 px | 91.8 MB
Print size: 54.8 × 42.0 cm | 2547.2 × 1952.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1890S • 19TH CENTURY • AICHI • ALBUMEN • ARCHIVAL • ASIA • ASIAN • CULTURE • DISASTERS • EARTHQUAKE • EARTHQUAKES • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ICHINOMIYA • JAPAN • JAPANESE • KIMBEI KUSAKABE • MEIJI PERIOD • MEIJI • MINO-OWARI EARTHQUAKE • NOBI EARTHQUAKE • OLD JAPAN • RETRO • RURAL • SEISM • TRADITIONAL JAPAN • VICTORIAN ERA • VICTORIAN • VINTAGE JAPAN • VINTAGE
