125th anniversary: A magnitude-8.5 earthquake and a subsequent tsunami struck Japan
History · Anniversaries · Tue, June 15, 2021
1896: A magnitude-8.5 earthquake and a subsequent tsunami struck Japan, killing at least 22,000 people and destroying about 9,000 homes.
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- 2026-09-25: added to 2021-06-15