翻刻
弘化四年三月廿六日夜九ツ時大地震
俄にゆ□【り】出し信州善光寺門前
より出火にて町屋不残宿坊不残
焼殊に善光寺開帳之せつにて
参詣之旅人多く宿の者とも
死人数しれず近村悉く
潰れ松代の城崩飯山大崩
人死多く飯田辺中野へん
又は越後迄大にゆり丹波
川水留り河原となる四月
十一日水切出し巾壱里余一ゑんみづと
なり近むら人死多く越後辺まで
けが人多くあり善光寺本堂二王門本願寺
無事にましますは三尊仏の光にてげに尊き
次第なり
安政元年六月十四日夜八ツ時より大地しんにて伊勢一ゑん潰れ天照大神宮の
社はつゝがなく其外山田松坂津桑名四日市宿〻町屋こと〴〵く潰れ桑名ゟ
出火にて四日市まで不残やける夫ゟ東は尾張三河遠江東海道は浜まつ宿
辺までゆり出し道中すじは伏見宿辺迄宿〻大半潰れ水口宿にて出火あ
り伊勢より西は大和いづみ辺まで北は京都大坂より丹波播磨辺まで
ゆる京都は十四日昼九ツ時よりにはかに天掻（てんざふ）強雨（こふう）にて雷おつること数しれず
暮六ツ時過に雨あがり同夜八つ時より大地震ゆりいだす大坂は夜八ツ時
よりゆり出し筑後様の蔵ならびに御門長屋へい崩 其外所々そんじ
天王寺迄は殊の外大ゆりにて近辺大破損 同十六日大阪并に近辺は
大つなみにて人多く死ス又同日諸国海辺場所は所々大つなみ来る
伊豆下田表大つなみ人多く死スもつとも伊豆近辺其外関東は
地震は無之候
現代語訳
弘化4年3月26日夜九ツ時（午前0時頃）大地震が発生した。
突然に揺れ始め、信濃国善光寺門前から出火し、町屋は残らず、宿坊も残らず焼失した。特に善光寺開帳の時期であったため、参詣の旅人が多く、宿泊者とともに死者数は知れない。近隣の村はことごとく倒壊し、松代の城は崩れ、飯山も大きく崩れた。人死が多く、飯田周辺、中野周辺、また越後まで大きく揺れた。丹波川は水が止まって河原となった。4月11日に水が切れて流れ出し、幅1里余りが一面水となり、近くの村では人死が多く、越後周辺まで負傷者が多くあった。善光寺本堂・仁王門・本願寺が無事であったのは三尊仏の御光によるもので、まことに尊いことであった。
安政元年6月14日夜八ツ時（午前2時頃）より大地震が発生し、伊勢一円が倒壊した。天照大神宮の社は無事であったが、その他山田・松坂・津・桑名・四日市の宿場や町屋はことごとく倒壊した。桑名から出火し、四日市まで残らず焼けた。そこから東は尾張・三河・遠江で、東海道は浜松宿周辺まで揺れが及んだ。道中筋は伏見宿周辺まで宿場の大半が倒壊し、水口宿で出火があった。伊勢より西は大和・和泉周辺まで、北は京都・大坂より丹波・播磨周辺まで揺れた。京都は14日昼九ツ時（正午頃）より急に天気が変わって強い雨となり、雷が落ちること数知れず、夕方六ツ時過ぎに雨が上がり、同夜八ツ時より大地震が揺れ始めた。大坂は夜八ツ時より揺れ始め、筑後様の蔵並びに御門・長屋・塀が崩れ、その他所々で損傷があった。天王寺までは特に激しく揺れて近辺は大破損した。同16日、大阪並びに近辺は大津波により人が多く死んだ。また同日、諸国の海辺では所々で大津波が来た。伊豆下田では大津波により人が多く死んだ。もっとも伊豆近辺その他関東では地震はなかった。
英語訳
On the night of March 26th, Koka 4th year, at the 9th hour (around midnight), a great earthquake occurred. The ground suddenly began to shake, and a fire broke out from the front of Zenkoji Temple in Shinano Province. All the townhouses and temple lodgings were burned down without exception. Since it was the time of Zenkoji Temple's special exhibition, there were many pilgrims, and the number of deaths among guests and lodgers was countless. All nearby villages collapsed completely, Matsushiro Castle crumbled, and Iiyama suffered major collapse. There were many deaths, and the shaking extended to the Iida area, Nakano area, and even to Echigo Province. The Tanba River's water stopped flowing and became a riverbed. On April 11th, the water burst through, creating a flood over one ri in width, causing many deaths in nearby villages and many injuries extending to the Echigo area. The fact that Zenkoji Temple's main hall, Niomon gate, and Honganji temple remained unharmed was due to the divine light of the three sacred Buddhas - truly a most sacred occurrence.
From the 8th hour of night (around 2 AM) on June 14th, Ansei 1st year, a great earthquake occurred, and the entire Ise region collapsed. The shrine of Amaterasu Omikami remained unharmed, but all other areas including Yamada, Matsusaka, Tsu, Kuwana, and Yokkaichi - their post stations and townhouses - collapsed completely. Fire broke out from Kuwana and burned everything down to Yokkaichi. From there eastward through Owari, Mikawa, and Totomi provinces, along the Tokaido route, the shaking reached as far as the Hamamatsu post station area. Along the highway, most post stations collapsed up to the Fushimi post station area, and there was a fire at Minakuchi post station. West of Ise, the shaking extended to the Yamato and Izumi areas, and to the north, from Kyoto and Osaka to the Tanba and Harima areas. In Kyoto, from the 9th hour of day on the 14th (around noon), the weather suddenly changed with heavy rain and countless lightning strikes. The rain stopped after the 6th hour of evening, and from the 8th hour that night, the great earthquake began. In Osaka, shaking began from the 8th hour of night, causing the collapse of Lord Chikugo's warehouse, gates, longhouses, and walls, with damage in various other places. The area up to Tennoji Temple shook particularly violently, causing major destruction in the vicinity. On the same 16th day, Osaka and its surroundings experienced a great tsunami that killed many people. Also on the same day, great tsunamis struck various coastal areas throughout the provinces. In Shimoda, Izu Province, a great tsunami killed many people. However, in the Izu area and other parts of Kanto, there were no earthquakes.