LITERATURE SURVEY OF THE OFF NORTHERN SANRIKU (OFF HACHINOHE, AOMORI) EARTHQUAKE OF AUGUST 10,1901(Disaster)

Abstract

In the region of Northern off Sanriku, reoccurrence of repeating large earthquakes such as the 1968 Tokachi-oki is expecting. In this region many damaging earthquakes have been occurred before 1968. Among them the earthquake of August 10, 1901 was surveyed through reconnaissance reports and newspaper articles at that time as a continuation of the previous paper on the 1931 earthquake. It is found that severely damaged area is not only in Hachinohe but also in Aomori city. Human casualties are also newly revealed from newspaper articles.