Gomura Fault (Higuchi, Koike, Ikunouchi)
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【Description】
The Kita Tango Earthquake struck on March 7, 1927 with a magnitude of 7.3. The event created a fault running north-to-south for roughly 18 km. The Japanese government has designated three sites along the fault--in Higuchi, Koike and Ikunouchi--as natural monuments where the shifted earth has been kept in place.
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- Address
- Go/ Ikunouchi, Amino Town, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture
- Tel
- Cultural Properties Preservation Department, Kyotango City Board of Education 0772-69-0640
This basic information is current at the time of publication and is subject to change.
Please check the official website for the latest information.
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