| 1941 Hyūga-nada earthquake | |
| Timestamp: | 1941-11-19 10:02:32 |
| Isc-Event: | 901083 |
| Anss-Url: | iscgem901083 |
| Local-Time: | 16:46:32 |
| Magnitude: | 8.0 |
| Location: | 32.129°N 131.944°W |
| Countries Affected: | Japan |
| Casualties: | 2 dead |
The 1941 Hyūga-nada earthquake occurred off the coast of Kyushu, Japan at 19:02 local time on November 19. The earthquake measured 8.0 and had a depth of . A JMA seismic intensity of 5 was observed in Miyazaki City and Nobeoka City in Miyazaki Prefecture, and Hitoyoshi City in Kumamoto Prefecture.[1] Due to the earthquake, a tsunami with a maximum wave height of was observed in Kyushu and Shikoku. The tsunami washed away many ships. Twenty-seven homes were destroyed and two people were killed. In Miyazaki, Ōita and Kagoshima prefectures, telephone services were disrupted. Subsidence by was recorded at Hyūga, Miyazaki. At Nobeoka, stone walls and embankments were damaged while roads cracked.[2] It was felt as far as central Honshu.