抄録
Off Miyagi-ken Earthquakes have been occurred repeatedly with an interval of around 40 years. Twenty-three years have been passed since the occurrence of the 1978 earthquake and the next one is expected in near future. It is important to know the previous damages of the same type earthquakes for a prediction of damages due to a future event. In this paper, a literature survey on the previous Off Miyagi-ken Earthquake of 1936 was attempted utilizing local newspapers. Damage and related articles appeared in the newspaper are listed and their distribution is discussed.
