The magnitude of the 1923 Tokyo earthquake was 7.9 on the Richter scale.
Length of quake: 4-10 minutes.
Overall, estimated damage included the loss of 570,000 residences and a cost in excess of one billion U.S. dollars in today's figures. There were 105,000 confirmed deaths, and another 40,000 or so who went missing.
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