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Historic Tsunami
1945 Japan Tsunami
10 February 1945 · Sanriku · Japan
On 10 February 1945 at 04:57 UTC, a tsunami formed near Sanriku, Japan. It was caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.4 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 2 people.
- Date
- 10 February 1945
- Time
- 04:57 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.3
- Highest Wave
- 0.4 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 63 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Homes Destroyed
- 2
- Source Country
- Japan
Highest Waves
- 0.2 mHachinohe · Japan · 63 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2011Honshu Island, Japan · 39.3 m18,423 deaths
- 1993Sea of Japan, Japan · 32.0 m231 deaths
- 1983Noshiro, Japan · 14.9 m104 deaths
- 1982Hokkaido Island, Japan · 1.3 m110 deaths
- 1933Sanriku, Japan · 29.0 m3,022 deaths
- 1905Japan: Off Fukushima, Japan57 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth