1923 Great Kantō earthquake

Casualties

The human toll of the Great Kantō Earthquake was catastrophic. Early estimates put the death toll as high as 140,000, but modern research based on the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake Disaster Report puts the total number of fatalities at 105,385. Of these, 91,781 deaths (87%) were attributed to fires, while 11,086 (10.5%) were due to being crushed by collapsing buildings. Other causes included drowning and landslides. Kanagawa Prefecture suffered 32,838 deaths, while Tokyo Prefecture had 70,387. An additional 13,275 people remained classified as missing twelve months after the earthquake.