Even the terrible 1923 Tokyo earthquake, which cost over 100,000 lives and billions of dollars, provided another stimulus due to the construction boom that followed.

Some attributed these incidents in the Santa Barbara Channel to unusual currents caused by the great Tokyo earthquake of the previous week.

They were formally married in 1924 - their wedding delayed by the catastrophic Tokyo earthquake of 1923.

The great Tokyo earthquake of 1923, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, killed more than 140,000, mainly by fires.

It is also roughly the same magnitude as the 7.9 great Tokyo earthquake of 1923, in which more than 140,000 people were killed, mostly by fires.

That makes it the first big temblor to occur in a major city since the great Tokyo earthquake of 1923, in which more than 140,000 people died.

"This could be the slow-motion version of the Tokyo earthquake," he said, referring to the bond market's nightmare scenario.

Friday was also the anniversary of the great Tokyo earthquake of 1923, which killed an estimated 150,000 people and left most of the city burned to the ground.

The first was the Tokyo earthquake of 1923 that completely destroyed the original department store building (it was then reconstructed with a modern architecture ).

A charity raffle was also held and £440 was raised for the Tokyo, Japan earthquake and tsunami that took place in March 2011.