Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
Japan · Asia
Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Okhotsk Plate. Records include 1 volcano, 1 major earthquake since 1900, 16 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 1 cyclone 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
- VolcanoHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes (1)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19241924 Tanzawa Earthquake14 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2023East Mindanao Island, Philippines · 0.3 m3 deaths
- 1998Papua New Guinea · 15.0 m1,636 deaths
- 1996Irian Jaya, Indonesia · 7.7 m164 deaths
- 1995Northern Chile, Chile · 3.0 m3 deaths
- 1994South Kuril Islands, Russia · 10.4 m11 deaths
- 1993Guam, Mariana Islands, United States of America · 2.4 m
- 1978Tokaido, Japan · 0.4 m25 deaths
- 1968Off East Coast of Honshu Island, Japan · 6.0 m52 deaths
- 1965Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Ak, United States of America · 10.7 m
- 1961Seikaido, Japan · 0.7 m2 deaths
- 1952Se. Hokkaido Island, Japan · 6.5 m33 deaths
- 1946Honshu: S Coast, Japan · 6.6 m1,362 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2007Typhoon FitowCat. 1
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002