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Neodani Fault

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Neomidori, Motosu, Gifu Prefecture 501-1529, Japan

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Midori Station, Tarumi Station, Tanna Fault, Mount Nōgōhaku, Nōbi Plain

Neodani Fault (根尾谷断層, Neodani Dansō) is a left lateral slip fault in central Japan, Gifu Prefecture, which ruptured causing the 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake (Otherwise known as the Nobi earthquake) in 1891. It caused a 6m vertical offset and 8m left lateral offset, and ruptured over 80 km. The quake was the largest ever recorded in inland Japan.

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Neodani Fault Wikipedia