A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Yezo, Kushiro, Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan, on 25 April 1843. It killed about 45 people, counting the deaths caused by the tsunami, fires and landslides it set off. Around 75 houses were destroyed. The shaking also generated a tsunami that reached the nearby coasts. It took place on 25 April 1843.
Before and after
- 1843Ada Lovelace publishes the first computer program
- 29 January 1843Birth of William McKinley
- 5 February 1843Discovery of Great Comet of 1843
- 15 April 1843Birth of Henry James
- 25 April 1843Earthquake in Yezo, Kushiro, Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
- 15 June 1843Birth of Edvard Grieg
- 17 June 1843Wairau Affray
- 7 July 1843Birth of Camillo Golgi
- 28 September 1843Construction of Big Ben
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The era
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