Disasters with highest death tolls - 1707 HōEi Earthquake
Time: Friday Oct 28, 1707 at 02:00:00 PM
Place: (Chūbu region, Kansai region, Shikoku, Kyūshū), Japan
Details: The 1707 Hōei earthquake (Hōei jishin 宝永地震) struck south-central Japan at 14:00 local time on 28 October 1707. It caused moderate to severe damage throughout southwestern Honshu, Shikoku and southeastern Kyūshū. The earthquake, and the resulting destructive tsunami, caused more than 5,000 casualties.
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