1984 Otaki earthquake
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The 1984 Otaki earthquake hit Nagano Prefecture
, Japan
on September 14, 1984 at 08:48 local time (September 13, 1984 at 23:48 UTC). Registering a magnitude of Ms 6.3, the earthquake killed at least 24 people, destroyed Otaki
(Japanese
: 王滝(おうたき)), and elicited landslides.
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
, Japan
Japan
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on September 14, 1984 at 08:48 local time (September 13, 1984 at 23:48 UTC). Registering a magnitude of Ms 6.3, the earthquake killed at least 24 people, destroyed Otaki
Otaki, Nagano
is a village located in Kiso District, Nagano, Japan.- History :* 1504: There remains a record of Ōtaki being established at this time as part of the Chikuma Region of Shinano* 1868: Takigoshi Village is incorporated as part of Ōtaki....
(Japanese
Japanese language
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: 王滝(おうたき)), and elicited landslides.