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Historic Tsunami
1971 Russia Tsunami
5 September 1971 · Tatar Strait · Russia
On 5 September 1971 at 18:35 UTC, a tsunami formed near Tatar Strait, Russia. It was caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. Waves reached up to 2.0 m high. It was observed at 29 locations in 2 countries or territories, up to 525 km from its source.
- Date
- 5 September 1971
- Time
- 18:35 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.3
- Highest Wave
- 2.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 29
- Furthest Reach
- 525 km
- Source Country
- Russia
- Triggering Earthquake
- M 7.3, 1971
Countries and Territories Reached
Number of observations, highest wave and deaths in each country.
Highest Waves
- 2.0 mShebunino, Sakhalin · Russia · 52 km
- 2.0 mGornozavodsk, Sakhalin · Russia · 50 km
- 1.5 mMoneron Island · Russia · 28 km
- 1.0 mKrasnogorsk, Sakhalin · Russia · 219 km
- 0.5 mOrlovo, Sakhalin · Russia · 263 km
- 0.5 mPensenskoe, Sakhalin · Russia · 169 km
- 0.5 mChekhov, Sakhalin · Russia · 118 km
- 0.4 mNevelsk, Sakhalin · Russia · 54 km
- 0.4 mKholmsk, Sakhalin · Russia · 89 km
- 0.3 mWakkanai · Japan · 130 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2007Tatar Strait, Russia · 3.2 m2 deaths
- 1993Sea of Japan, Japan · 32.0 m231 deaths
- 1982Hokkaido Island, Japan · 1.3 m110 deaths
- 1947West Hokkaido Island, Japan · 2.0 m
- 1940West Hokkaido Island, Japan · 5.0 m10 deaths
- 1938East Hokkaido Island, Japan · 0.9 m1 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth