Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture
Japan · Asia
Miyazaki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It spans the Amur and Okinawa plates. Records include 1 volcano, 1 major earthquake since 1900, 26 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 8 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- River FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1909Kyushu · M 7.9
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2026Mindanao Island, Philippines · 2.5 m107 deaths
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2002Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea · 5.5 m4 deaths
- 2001South Peru, Peru · 8.8 m103 deaths
- 1996Irian Jaya, Indonesia · 7.7 m164 deaths
- 1995Northern Chile, Chile · 3.0 m3 deaths
- 1995Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 2.6 m
- 1994South Kuril Islands, Russia · 10.4 m11 deaths
- 1993Guam, Mariana Islands, United States of America · 2.4 m
- 1968Seikaido, Japan · 3.1 m1 deaths
- 1968East Luzon Island, Philippines · 0.2 m270 deaths
- 1965Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Ak, United States of America · 10.7 m
Tropical Cyclones
- 2007Typhoon Man-yiCat. 4
- 1993Typhoon YancyCat. 4
- 1964Typhoon WildaCat. 5
- 1963Typhoon BessCat. 4
- 1959Typhoon EllenCat. 3
- 1957Typhoon BessCat. 3
- 1954Typhoon MarieCat. 1
- 1951Typhoon RuthCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002