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Historic Tsunami
1931 Japan Tsunami
2 November 1931 · Seikaido · Japan
On 2 November 1931 at 10:02 UTC, a tsunami formed near Seikaido, Japan. It was caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.8 m high. It was observed at 9 locations, up to 393 km from its source. It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 2 November 1931
- Time
- 10:02 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.1
- Highest Wave
- 0.8 m
- Observation Sites
- 9
- Furthest Reach
- 393 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Homes Destroyed
- 14
- Source Country
- Japan
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1931 Hyūga-nada Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 0.4 mMurotomisaki · Japan · 227 km
- 0.3 mAburatsu · Japan · 94 km
- 0.3 mHososhima · Japan · 48 km
- 0.3 mTosa-Shimizu · Japan · 103 km
- 0.1 mUwajima · Japan · 122 km
- 0.1 mShionomisaki · Japan · 372 km
- 0.0 mShimotsu · Japan · 354 km
- 0.0 mImamachi · Japan · 117 km
- 0.0 mNachikatsuura · Japan · 393 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1995Kobe, Japan · 0.3 m6,434 deaths
- 1961Seikaido, Japan · 0.7 m2 deaths
- 1946Honshu: S Coast, Japan · 6.6 m1,362 deaths
- 1941Seikaido, Japan · 1.2 m2 deaths
- 1927Sw. Honshu Island, Japan · 11.3 m3,022 deaths
- 1914Seikaido, Japan · 3.0 m63 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth