Bringing in new time parameters 'timestamp', 'local-date', and 'local-time', which will replace 'origintime', 'time', and 'date'. Also 'pre-1900', which categorizess but does not display. Phased introduction: initially not displayed, then displayed but no error if not used, then error. Eventually 'timestamp' to be required.
Note: "UTC time" should be displayed in all cases (unless 'pre-1900=yes').
The 1382 Dover Straits earthquake occurred at 15:00 on 21 May. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.0 Ms and a maximum felt intensity of VII-VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale.[3] Based on contemporary reports of damage, the epicentre is thought to have been in the Straits of Dover. The earthquake caused widespread damage in southeastern England and in the Low Countries. The earthquake interrupted a synod convened in part to examine the religious writings of John Wycliffe, which became known as the Earthquake Synod.
Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, looking east from near Barrow Street. The southern edge of one of several landslides in Anchorage, this one covered an area of over a dozen blocks, including 5 blocks along the north side of Fourth Avenue. Most of the area was razed and made an urban renewal district.
Fourth Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, looking east from near Barrow Street. The southern edge of one of several landslides in Anchorage, this one covered an area of over a dozen blocks, including 5 blocks along the north side of Fourth Avenue. Most of the area was razed and made an urban renewal district.
Damage from the Great Hanshin Earthquake is kept intact at the Earthquake Memorial Park near the port of Kobe. The elevated Hanshin Expressway, in the background, was partially toppled by the earthquake.
Tokyo
Kobe
Map showing the epicenter of the earthquake
日期
1995年1月17日 (1995-01-17)
規模
Mw 6.8 (USGS)
Mj 7.3 (adjusted from 7.2; JMA scale)
Damage from the Great Hanshin Earthquake is kept intact at the Earthquake Memorial Park near the port of Kobe. The elevated Hanshin Expressway, in the background, was partially toppled by the earthquake.