Prefecture
Ehime Prefecture
Japan · Asia
Ehime Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Amur Plate. Records include 15 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
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1996Irian Jaya, Indonesia · 7.7 m164 deaths
- 1995Northern Chile, Chile · 3.0 m3 deaths
- 1994South Kuril Islands, Russia · 10.4 m11 deaths
- 1985Central Chile, Chile · 3.5 m180 deaths
- 1968Seikaido, Japan · 3.1 m1 deaths
- 1968Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan · 6.0 m52 deaths
- 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths
- 1961Seikaido, Japan · 0.7 m2 deaths
- 1952Se. Hokkaido Island, Japan · 6.5 m33 deaths
- 1952Kamchatka, Russia · 23.0 m10,000 deaths
- 1946Honshu: S Coast, Japan · 6.6 m1,362 deaths
- 1944Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula, Japan · 10.0 m1,223 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 1982Typhoon KenCat. 3
- 1964Typhoon WildaCat. 5
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002