Neodani Fault

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 Nōbi earthquake) in 1891. It caused a 6m vertical offset and 8m left lateral offset, and ruptured over 80 km.^[1] The quake was the largest ever recorded in inland Japan.^{[citation needed]}

Neodani Fault
Location	Gifu Prefecture
Coordinates	35°37′00″N 136°37′11″E
Country	Japan
State	Gifu Prefecture
Tectonics
Earthquakes	1891 Mino-Owari earthquake
Type	left lateral slip fault

This fault can be seen as a step portion in the center of the photo.

Neodani Fault.

See also

• List of earthquakes in Japan