Damage
Damage was most reported in the Fukui plain, where the building collapse rate was more than 60%, since shaking became larger due to it being an alluvial plain, and many of the buildings were just built after the war and a little unstable.
At the time many people were cooking so after the earthquake many fires spread. Since the roads and the waterworks were damaged it took 5 days to put out the fires and so the fires caused devastating damage.
Even though the Daiwa Department Store collapsed, the Fukui Bank building right next to it had no significant damage. It is thought to have been because the Fukui Bank building had about 500 deep foundation pipes 10 meters deep in the ground.
Almost all of the farmers' houses in the epicenter area collapsed, but most of the farmers were outside so there were not many casualties.
| Prefecture | Casualties | Damaged houses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Injuries | Collapsed | Half collapsed | Burned | |
| Fukui | 3,728 | 21,750 | 35,382 | 10,542 | 3,851 |
| Ishikawa | 41 | 453 | 802 | 1,274 | 0 |
| Total | 3,769 | 22,203 | 36,184 | 11,816 | 3,851 |
Read more about this topic: 1948 Fukui Earthquake
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