Prefecture
Ōita Prefecture
Japan · Asia
Ōita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Amur Plate. Records include 2 volcanoes, 8 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.
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- River FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (2)
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1974Central Peru, Peru · 0.9 m78 deaths
- 1969South Kuril Islands, Russia · 5.0 m
- 1968Seikaido, Japan · 3.1 m1 deaths
- 1968East Luzon Island, Philippines · 0.2 m270 deaths
- 1961Seikaido, Japan · 0.7 m2 deaths
- 1946Honshu: S Coast, Japan · 6.6 m1,362 deaths
- 1941Seikaido, Japan · 1.2 m2 deaths
- 1923Sagami Bay, Japan · 13.0 m105,385 deaths
Tropical Cyclones
- 2007Typhoon UsagiCat. 4
- 1997Typhoon OliwaCat. 5
- 1995Typhoon RyanCat. 4
- 1954Typhoon GraceCat. 3
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002