October 28 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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Which Japanese provinces were directly affected by the magnitude 8.0 earthquake on October 28, 1891?

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What was the moment magnitude reported for the 1891 Nobi earthquake?

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Which scientific discipline gained the most insight from the extensive fault scarps revealed by the 1891 earthquake?

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In which year was the Seismological Society of Japan founded, an organization that later helped study the 1891 quake?

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What term describes the foreign specialists hired by the Meiji government to assist with modernizing scientific institutions?

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The 1891 Mino Owari earthquake struck the Nobi Plain with a surface wave magnitude of 8.0, becoming the largest inland quake in Japan's history.