noun
Mino-Owari Earthquake (1891); Nōbi Earthquake
Refers to the major earthquake that struck the Nōbi Plain region (Gifu and Aichi prefectures) in 1891. A historical event name.
濃尾地震は1891年に発生した日本史上最大級の内陸地震です。
The Nōbi Earthquake was one of the largest inland earthquakes in Japanese history, occurring in 1891.
Named after the Nōbi Plain (濃尾平野), which spans the old provinces of Mino (美濃) and Owari (尾張). The kanji 濃尾 is a compound of the first characters of these province names.