Urban Prefecture
Ōsaka Prefecture
Japan · Asia
Ōsaka Prefecture is an urban prefecture of Japan, in Asia. It lies on the Amur Plate. Records include 7 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
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- WildfireMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2023East Mindanao Island, Philippines · 0.3 m3 deaths
- 1996Irian Jaya, Indonesia · 7.7 m164 deaths
- 1965Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Ak, United States of America · 10.7 m
- 1958South Kuril Islands, Russia · 5.0 m
- 1946Honshu: S Coast, Japan · 6.6 m1,362 deaths
- 1944Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula, Japan · 10.0 m1,223 deaths
- 1923Sagami Bay, Japan · 13.0 m105,385 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002