AIJ Journal of Technology and Design
Online ISSN : 1881-8188
Print ISSN : 1341-9463
ISSN-L : 1341-9463
LITERATURE SURVEY OF DAMAGE DUE TO THE OFF KAMUI-MISAKI EARTHQUAKE OF AUGUST 2,1940(Disaster)
Hiroshi KAGAMI
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2006 Volume 12 Issue 24 Pages 457-460

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The Off Kamui-Misaki Earthquake of 1940 attacked Northwestem coastal region of Hokkaido and 10 persons were killed by accompanied Tsunami. However other shaking damages due to this earthquake have not appeared in earthquake catalogues. In this paper a literature surve was carried out through documents and newspaper articles. It is revealed that the damages are found at wide area of Western coast of Hokkaido and Southern Sakhalin and listed by municipalities. Slight building damages and ground failures were found in the town of Otaru, Yoichi and Iwanai.
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