Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
Japan · Asia
Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Okhotsk Plate. Records include 2 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 5 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
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
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- TsunamiLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes (2)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2004Chūetsu Earthquake · M 6.668 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2024Honshu: W Coast, Japan · 11.3 m549 deaths
- 1993Sea of Japan, Japan · 32.0 m231 deaths
- 1983Noshiro, Japan · 14.9 m104 deaths
- 1964Nw. Honshu Island, Japan · 5.8 m36 deaths
- 1940West Hokkaido Island, Japan · 5.0 m10 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002