The 1914 Senboku earthquake (Japanese: 1914年秋田仙北地震) occurred on March 15, 1914, at 04:59 or 05:00 local time (or March 14 at 20:00 UTC) according to various sources in northern Japan.The Geology of Japan by T. Moreno, S.R. Wallis, T. Kojima, W. Gibbons, p. 374 The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0.
The epicenter was in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Ninety-four people died and 324 were injured. Senboku District (Japanese: 仙北郡) was seriously affected. The earthquake caused liquefaction. Explosions simultaneous with the earthquake were reported in Mount Asama.The Herald Democrat, March 16, 1914
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