… Great Earthquakes japan_earthquakes.1 · dlc018
Over the course of four days, three earthquakes outside the coast have caused damage across a vast area, with ensuing tidal waves exacerbating their impact in coastal areas.
Within a very little time the whole village had noticed the phenomenon. Apparently no one had felt the previous motion of the ground, but all were evidently astounded by the movement of the water. They were running to the beach, and even beyond the beach, to watch it. No such ebb had been witnessed on that coast within the memory of living men. Things never seen before were making apparition; unfamiliar spaces of ribbed sand and reaches of weedhung rock were left bare even as Hamaguchi gazed. And none of the people below appeared to guess what that monstrous ebb signified. —Lafcadio Hearn, A Living God
… … Earthquake japan_earthquakes.2 · dlc018
A great earthquake has struck near the coast in …, causing widespread damage to the city of … and its castle.
When prints of the great catfish Namazu first started growing in popularity after the earthquake, they seemed in line with traditional stories. The creature was shown being subdued by the gods to prevent it from causing more earthquakes. Yet over time, the portrayals evolved. One print showed Namazu cutting open its belly and bleeding coins. Another showed builders sharing drinks with it. A satirical edge had crept into the artwork, suggesting that despite the disaster brought by this beast, perhaps it was also setting something right.
Mino–Owari Earthquake japan_earthquakes.3 · dlc018
A great earthquake has struck at the heart of …, killing thousands and creating unusually large fault breaks across the land.
"The reaction of human beings has always been to perceive disasters as crimes, often asking 'who' and thereby giving rise to the host of monsters and demons of mythology said to be behind an earthquake. The modern seismologist must reject superstition, but ironically sometimes finds himself in the role of a police detective investigating a crime scene. Which objects fell? How did they fall? All these questions ultimately in pursuit not of 'who', but of 'how' and 'why'."
Sanriku Earthquake japan_earthquakes.4 · dlc018
A great tidal wave has struck …, triggered by an earthquake off the Sanriku coast. In the wake of its devastating impact, monuments warning of future tsunamis have been suggested.
"Building monuments to the dead is not enough. Neither do the living need such reminders of the calamity visited upon them. Anyone who finds a message in stone will know that their ancestors were speaking to them something that must not be forgotten. These are monuments to those who are yet to be born."
Great Kantō Earthquake japan_earthquakes.5 · dlc018
A massive earthquake, unprecedented in living memory, has struck close to …. Within minutes, the disaster has razed much of the city and killed hundreds of thousands.
If the wall of water that followed the tremors had seemed like the greatest threat, it was nothing compared to the fires. Soon, not only was the entire city set ablaze, but the earth and wind itself seemed to be on fire. People who had managed to escape the burning buildings were trapped by a tornado of flames, as if the conflagration was determined to leave no one alive. … had become a vision of hell.
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