Prefecture
Akita Prefecture
Japan · Asia
Akita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Okhotsk Plate. Records include 4 volcanoes and 6 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes (4)
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1993Sea of Japan, Japan · 32.0 m231 deaths
- 1983Noshiro, Japan · 14.9 m104 deaths
- 1968Seikaido, Japan · 3.1 m1 deaths
- 1964Nw. Honshu Island, Japan · 5.8 m36 deaths
- 1939Nw. Honshu Island, Japan · 1.2 m27 deaths
- 1923Sagami Bay, Japan · 13.0 m105,385 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002