Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
Japan · Asia
Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Okhotsk Plate. Records include 11 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 2 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
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
- TsunamiHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 1996Irian Jaya, Indonesia · 7.7 m164 deaths
- 1994South Kuril Islands, Russia · 10.4 m11 deaths
- 1978Tokaido, Japan · 0.4 m25 deaths
- 1978Sanriku, Japan · 0.6 m28 deaths
- 1973Hokkaido Island, Japan · 6.0 m
- 1960Southern Chile, Chile · 25.0 m2,226 deaths
- 1953Kashima, Japan · 3.0 m1 deaths
- 1952Se. Hokkaido Island, Japan · 6.5 m33 deaths
- 1946Honshu: S Coast, Japan · 6.6 m1,362 deaths
- 1923Sagami Bay, Japan · 13.0 m105,385 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2002Typhoon HigosCat. 4
- 1958Typhoon HelenCat. 5
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002