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Historic Tsunami
1978 Japan Tsunami
14 January 1978 · Tokaido · Japan
On 14 January 1978 at 03:24 UTC, a tsunami formed near Tokaido, Japan. It was caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.4 m high. It was observed at 14 locations, up to 357 km from its source. It killed at least 25 people and injured 129.
- Date
- 14 January 1978
- Time
- 03:24 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.6
- Highest Wave
- 0.4 m
- Observation Sites
- 14
- Furthest Reach
- 357 km
- Deaths
- 25
- Injuries
- 129
- Homes Destroyed
- 85
- Source Country
- Japan
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1978 Izu Islands Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 0.4 mOkada · Japan · 12 km
- 0.1 mMera · Japan · 53 km
- 0.1 mHabu · Japan · 22 km
- 0.1 mMiyake Island · Japan · 85 km
- 0.1 mMinami-Izu · Japan · 40 km
- 0.1 mEnoshima · Japan · 58 km
- 0.1 mOisoko · Japan · 55 km
- 0.1 mTateyama · Japan · 57 km
- 0.1 mYaene, Hachijo Island · Japan · 195 km
- 0.1 mSenzu · Japan · 15 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2011Honshu Island, Japan · 39.3 m18,423 deaths
- 1995Kobe, Japan · 0.3 m6,434 deaths
- 1946Honshu: S Coast, Japan · 6.6 m1,362 deaths
- 1945Tokaido, Japan · 1.0 m2,306 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