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Historic Tsunami
1909 Japan Tsunami
14 August 1909 · Anegawa · Japan
On 14 August 1909 at 06:30 UTC, a tsunami formed near Anegawa, Japan. It was caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake. Waves reached up to 1.8 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 41 people.
- Date
- 14 August 1909
- Time
- 06:30 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.9
- Highest Wave
- 1.8 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 56 km
- Deaths
- 41
- Homes Destroyed
- 976
- Source Country
- Japan
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1909 Anegawa Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 1.8 mLake Biwa · Japan · 56 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1995Kobe, Japan · 0.3 m6,434 deaths
- 1946Honshu: S Coast, Japan · 6.6 m1,362 deaths
- 1945Tokaido, Japan · 1.0 m2,306 deaths
- 1944Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula, Japan · 10.0 m1,223 deaths
- 1927Sw. Honshu Island, Japan · 11.3 m3,022 deaths
- 1923Sagami Bay, Japan · 13.0 m105,385 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth