page_title: 1984 Otaki earthquake
section_title: Damage
hierarchical_section_title: 1984 Otaki earthquake / Damage
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Shizenko. 日本語: 自然湖。
context_page_description: The 1984 Otaki earthquake hit Nagano Prefecture, Japan on September 14, 1984, at 08:48 local time. Registering a magnitude of Mₛ 6.3, the earthquake destroyed Otaki, and triggered major landslides. The earthquake left at least 29 people dead or missing, making it the deadliest earthquake in 1984.
context_section_description: Due to torrential rains in the area before the earthquake, many landslides occurred.
caption: This lake was formed after a part of the Otaki river was blocked by a landslide
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