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| Local date | December 24, 1854 |
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| Local time | 16:00 |
| Magnitude | 8.4 ML |
| Epicenter | 33°00′N 135°00′E / 33.0°N 135.0°E |
| Fault | Nankai megathrust |
| Areas affected | Japan, Tōkai region |
| Tsunami | Yes |
| Casualties | >3,000 |
The 1854 Nankai earthquake occurred at about 16:00 local time on 24 December. It had a magnitude of 8.4 and caused a damaging tsunami. More than 30,000 buildings were destroyed and there were at least 3,000 casualties.[1]
It was the second of the three Ansei great earthquakes; the 1854 Tōkai earthquake of identical magnitude had hit northwest the previous morning, and the third 1855 Edo earthquake would strike less than a year later.
- ^ Usami, T. (1979). "Study of Historical Earthquakes in Japan" (PDF). Bulletin of the Earthquake Research Institute. 54: 399–439. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-11-13.