1961 Kita Mino earthquake

1961 CE.

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The 1961 Kita Mino earthquake (Japanese: 北美濃地震) is an earthquake that occurred on August 19, 1961, near the border between Ishikawa, Fukui and Gifu Prefectures in Japan. The magnitude was 7.0. The earthquake left 8 people dead and 43 people injured.

Text from the Wikipedia article 1961 North Mino earthquake, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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