Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
Japan · Asia
Fukushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Okhotsk Plate. Records include 5 volcanoes, 11 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 4 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
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- LandslideMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes (5)
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1978Sanriku, Japan · 0.6 m28 deaths
- 1975South Kuril Islands, Russia · 5.5 m
- 1975Hawaii, United States of America · 14.3 m2 deaths
- 1973Hokkaido Island, Japan · 6.0 m
- 1969South Kuril Islands, Russia · 5.0 m
- 1968Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan · 6.0 m52 deaths
- 1960Southern Chile, Chile · 25.0 m2,226 deaths
- 1952Se. Hokkaido Island, Japan · 6.5 m33 deaths
- 1952Kamchatka, Russia · 23.0 m10,000 deaths
- 1933Sanriku, Japan · 29.0 m3,022 deaths
- 1923Sagami Bay, Japan · 13.0 m105,385 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2018Typhoon TramiCat. 5
- 2011Typhoon RokeCat. 4
- 1981Typhoon ThadCat. 2
- 1965Typhoon TrixCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002