1707Mount Fuji Erupts After Millennia of Inactivity

Mount Fuji erupts in Japan for the first time in 10000 years...
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1923
1995

🌊 Sanriku Coast Earthquake and Tsunami

An earthquake and tsunami struck Japan's Sanriku coast, killing 1,000 people.
Sanriku Coast Earthquake and Tsunami (869)
EarthquakeTsunamiNatural DisasterHeian PeriodDisaster
JapanJapan

🌋 Mount Fuji Erupts After Millennia of Inactivity

Mount Fuji erupts in Japan for the first time in 10000 years.
Mount Fuji Erupts After Millennia of Inactivity (1707)
VolcanoNatural DisasterEruptionEdo PeriodTokugawa ShogunateEnvironmental ImpactGeology
JapanJapan

💥 Great Kantō Earthquake Devastates Japan

September 1: The Great Kantō earthquake kills at least 105,000 people in Japan.
Great Kantō Earthquake Devastates Japan (1923)
Natural DisasterEarthquakeDisaster ReliefHumanitarian Crisis
JapanJapan

💥 Great Hanshin Earthquake Devastates Kobe

January 17: A 6.9 Mw  Great Hanshin earthquake strikes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan with a maximum Shindo of VII, leaving 5,502–6,434 people dead, and 251,301–310,000 displaced.
Great Hanshin Earthquake Devastates Kobe (1995)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefInfrastructure
JapanJapan