History

Significant historical weather events  including hurricanes, tornados, extreme temperatures, blizzards, floods and more.

September 1, 1923: The Great Kanto Earthquake – Japan’s Deadliest Natural Disaster

On September 1, 1923, just before noon, one of the darkest chapters in Japan’s modern history began. At 11:58 a.m., a massive earthquake struck the Kanto region, devastating Tokyo, Yokohama…