Earthquake devastates Kamakura, Japan
1293
A powerful earthquake struck the shogunal capital of Kamakura, collapsing temples, splitting hillsides, and generating a tsunami that flooded the coastal lowlands. The Great Buddha at Kotoku-in survived, but its surrounding hall was destroyed and never rebuilt, leaving the bronze colossus to sit in the open air where it remains today.
In context
Also in 1293 (4 other events on record)
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Before and after in East Asia
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Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.