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Historic Tsunami
1987 Japan Tsunami
18 March 1987 · Kyushu Island · Japan
On 18 March 1987 at 03:36 UTC, a tsunami formed near Kyushu Island, Japan. It was caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.0 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 2 people and injured 5.
- Date
- 18 March 1987
- Time
- 03:36 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.7
- Highest Wave
- 0.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 133 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 5
- Source Country
- Japan
Highest Waves
- 0.0 mKyushu Coast · Japan · 133 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1995Kobe, Japan · 0.3 m6,434 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
- 1911Ryukyu Islands, Japan12 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth