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Historic Tsunami
1941 Japan Tsunami
18 November 1941 · Seikaido · Japan
On 18 November 1941 at 16:46 UTC, a tsunami formed near Seikaido, Japan. It was caused by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake. Waves reached up to 1.2 m high. It was observed at 11 locations, up to 382 km from its source. It killed at least 2 people.
- Date
- 18 November 1941
- Time
- 16:46 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.4
- Highest Wave
- 1.2 m
- Observation Sites
- 11
- Furthest Reach
- 382 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Homes Destroyed
- 27
- Source Country
- Japan
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1941 Hyūga-nada Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 1.0 mAburatsu · Japan · 80 km
- 1.0 mHososhima · Japan · 63 km
- 1.0 mMimitsu · Japan · 59 km
- 1.0 mOriuzako · Japan · 64 km
- 0.6 mTosa-Shimizu · Japan · 118 km
- 0.6 mSukumo · Japan · 119 km
- 0.6 mMurotomisaki · Japan · 239 km
- 0.2 mTsukumi · Japan · 122 km
- 0.2 mKushimoto · Japan · 382 km
- 0.1 mUwajima · Japan · 143 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
- 1927Sw. Honshu Island, Japan · 11.3 m3,022 deaths
- 1914Seikaido, Japan · 3.0 m63 deaths
- 1911Ryukyu Islands, Japan12 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth