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The 1948 Fukui earthquake (福井地震, Fukui jishin) occurred in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck at 5:13:31 p.m.(JDT) on June 28, 1948. The quake's hypocenter was approximately 10 km north-northeast of Fukui, in the present-day neighborhood of Maruoka, Sakai City.[6] The strongest shaking occurred in the city of Fukui, where it was recorded as 6 (equivalent to the current 7) on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale.
The earthquake devastated Fukui, which was still recovering from damage sustained during WWII air raids in July 1945. Damage across the entire Fukuiheiya flood plain into neighboring Ishikawa prefecture. Official casualty estimates totaled 3,769 dead and 22,000 wounded, with more than 36,000 buildings completely destroyed. In the Kanazugocho district (modern-day eastern Arawa); Maruoka and Harue; and Yoshida District, nearly every building was leveled. In central Fukui city, which was adjacent to the epicenter, approximately 79% of structures were completely destroyed, while the overall destruction rate across the Fukuiheiya floodplain surpassed 60%. Fires caused by the earthquake compounded the destruction.
The quake also seriously damaged the embankments of the Kuzuryū River. Record-setting rain in the weeks following the quake subsequently caused the levees to burst, leading to massive flooding.
Although three years of war damage, earthquake damage, fire damage, and flood damage reduced the city to ashes, it continued to rebuild. In honor of the citizens' resilience, the Fukui citizen's charter proclaims Fukui "City of the Phoenix."
Geologyedit
Seismic intensity map of 1948 Fukui earthquake
This earthquake was caused by a previously unknown strike-slip fault. The fault stretches from Kanazu to Fukui,[7] with a length of 25 km (16 mi), and was later named the "Fukui Earthquake Fault". Shaking was felt as far as Mito in the east, and Saga in the west.
Damageedit
Daiwa department store after the earthquake
Damage was most reported in the Fukui plain, where the building collapse rate was more than 60%, since shaking became larger due to it being an alluvial plain, and many of the buildings were just built after the war and a little unstable.
As many people were cooking when the earthquake struck, many fires spread after the quake. Since the roads and the waterworks were damaged it took five days to put out the fires and so the fires caused devastating damage.
Even though the Daiwa Department Store collapsed, the Fukui Bank building right next to it had no significant damage. It is thought to have been because the Fukui Bank building had about 500 deep foundation pipes 10 meters deep in the ground.
Almost all of the farmers' houses in the epicenter area collapsed, but most of the farmers were outside so there were not many casualties.
The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
October 27, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1948 Fukui earthquake news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese June 2021 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 561 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at ja 福井地震 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ja 福井地震 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The 1948 Fukui earthquake 福井地震 Fukui jishin occurred in Fukui Prefecture Japan The magnitude 6 8 quake struck at 5 13 31 p m JDT on June 28 1948 The quake s hypocenter was approximately 10 km north northeast of Fukui in the present day neighborhood of Maruoka Sakai City 6 The strongest shaking occurred in the city of Fukui where it was recorded as 6 equivalent to the current 7 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale 1948 Fukui earthquake福井地震Show map of JapanShow map of Fukui PrefectureUTC time1948 06 28 07 13 31ISC event897413USGS ANSSComCatLocal dateJune 28 1948 1948 06 28 Local time16 13 31 JSTMagnitude6 8 Mw 1 Depth10 km 6 2 mi 1 Epicenter36 10 N 136 13 E 36 16 N 136 22 E 36 16 136 22 1 TypeIntraplate earthquakeAreas affectedJapanTotal damageUS 1 billion 2 Max intensityIX Violent 2 JMA 6 now equivalent to JMA 7 Casualties3 769 dead 3 4 5 22 203 injured 4 5 Contents 1 Overview 2 Geology 3 Damage 3 1 Damage in Fukui City 3 2 Casualties 3 3 Property damage 3 4 Other 4 Influence 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOverview editThe earthquake devastated Fukui which was still recovering from damage sustained during WWII air raids in July 1945 Damage across the entire Fukuiheiya flood plain into neighboring Ishikawa prefecture Official casualty estimates totaled 3 769 dead and 22 000 wounded with more than 36 000 buildings completely destroyed In the Kanazugocho district modern day eastern Arawa Maruoka and Harue and Yoshida District nearly every building was leveled In central Fukui city which was adjacent to the epicenter approximately 79 of structures were completely destroyed while the overall destruction rate across the Fukuiheiya floodplain surpassed 60 Fires caused by the earthquake compounded the destruction The quake also seriously damaged the embankments of the Kuzuryu River Record setting rain in the weeks following the quake subsequently caused the levees to burst leading to massive flooding Although three years of war damage earthquake damage fire damage and flood damage reduced the city to ashes it continued to rebuild In honor of the citizens resilience the Fukui citizen s charter proclaims Fukui City of the Phoenix Geology edit nbsp Seismic intensity map of 1948 Fukui earthquakeThis earthquake was caused by a previously unknown strike slip fault The fault stretches from Kanazu to Fukui 7 with a length of 25 km 16 mi and was later named the Fukui Earthquake Fault Shaking was felt as far as Mito in the east and Saga in the west Damage edit nbsp Daiwa department store after the earthquakeDamage was most reported in the Fukui plain where the building collapse rate was more than 60 since shaking became larger due to it being an alluvial plain and many of the buildings were just built after the war and a little unstable As many people were cooking when the earthquake struck many fires spread after the quake Since the roads and the waterworks were damaged it took five days to put out the fires and so the fires caused devastating damage Even though the Daiwa Department Store collapsed the Fukui Bank building right next to it had no significant damage It is thought to have been because the Fukui Bank building had about 500 deep foundation pipes 10 meters deep in the ground Almost all of the farmers houses in the epicenter area collapsed but most of the farmers were outside so there were not many casualties Total damage 4 5 8 Prefecture Casualties Damaged housesDeaths Injuries Collapsed Half collapsed BurnedFukui 3 728 21 750 35 382 10 542 3 851Ishikawa 41 453 802 1 274 0Total 3 769 22 203 36 184 11 816 3 851Damage in Fukui City edit Total damage in Fukui CityDead 930Collapsed buildings 12 270Half collapsed buildings 3 158Burnt buildings 2 069Building collapse rate 79 0 Fires 24Burnt area 2 120 600 m2Casualties edit At the time it was the deadliest earthquake after the Pacific War now superseded by the Great Hanshin earthquake and the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami This earthquake killed 3769 people mainly in Sakai City then part of Fukui City where the death rate was more than 1 Property damage edit Maruoka Castle collapsed Hosorogi Station and Kanazu Station now Awaraonsen Station collapsed The Daiwa Department Store collapsed A theater in Fukui collapsed and caught fire killing a few hundred people Other edit Levees damaged by the earthquake and torrential rains caused Kuzuryu River to overflow Influence editThe Japan Meteorological Agency added Shindo 7 to the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1948 Fukui earthquake List of earthquakes in 1948 List of earthquakes in JapanReferences edit a b c ISC 2015 ISC GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue 1900 2009 Version 2 0 International Seismological Centre a b Significant Earthquake 気象庁 過去の地震 津波被害 Archived from the original on 2013 01 19 Retrieved 2012 12 24 a b c 福井県の地震活動の特徴 地震調査研究推進本部 www jishin go jp a b c 石川県の地震活動の特徴 地震調査研究推進本部 www jishin go jp Japan Meteorological Agency permanent dead link Shindo Database Search Retrieved August 16 2008 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2016 04 20 Retrieved 2012 12 25 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 宇佐美龍夫 新編日本被害地震総覧 東京大学出版会 1987年External links editEarthquake in Japan June 1948 slideshow by Life magazine The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and or authoritative data for this event Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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