1936 Miyagi earthquake
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An earthquake occurred on November 3 at 05:45 local time with a magnitude Ms 7.2, or MJMA 7.4.[1][2] The epicenter was located off the Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Four people were injured and buildings were damaged.[3] In Isobe (磯é¨) village, nowadays part of SÅma, Fukushima, a small market building collapsed.[4] A tsunami was recorded.[5]
This was one of the recurring interplate earthquakes at the offshore Miyagi with a recurrence interval of about 37 years.[6] Although not officially named by the Japanese Meteorological Agency, in Japanese, this earthquake is commonly known as 1936å¹´å®®åçæ²å°é (Sen-kyÅ«hyaku-sanjÅ«roku-nen Miyagi-ken-oki Jishin) or 1936å¹´éè¯å±±æ²å°é (Sen-kyÅ«hyaku-sanjÅ«roku-nen Kinkasan-oki Jishin).[7]