Okutango earthquake

Japanese: 奥丹後地震 - おくたんごじしん
Okutango earthquake

...The coastline is designated as the San'in Kaigan National Park and the Wakasa Bay Quasi-National Park, and tourism development is also thriving. In the southern part of Gomura, there is a fault line created by the 1927 Okutango earthquake, which has been designated as a natural monument. There is also the Choshiyama Kofun (history).

*Some of the terms used in reference to the "Okutango Earthquake" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…海岸線は山陰海岸国立公園,若狭湾国定公園に指定されており,観光開発も盛ん。南部の郷村には1927年の奥丹後地震で生じた断層があり,天然記念物に指定されている。銚子山古墳(史)がある。…

※「奥丹後地震」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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