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Historic Tsunami
1994 Japan Tsunami
28 December 1994 · Tohuku · Japan
On 28 December 1994 at 12:19 UTC, a tsunami formed near Tohuku, Japan. It was caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.5 m high. It was observed at 13 locations, up to 698 km from its source. It killed at least 3 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 28 December 1994
- Time
- 12:19 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.8
- Highest Wave
- 0.5 m
- Observation Sites
- 13
- Furthest Reach
- 698 km
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 200
- Estimated Damage
- 170 million US dollars
- Source Country
- Japan
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1994 Offshore Sanriku Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 0.5 mHachinohe · Japan · 160 km
- 0.5 mHachinohe (Kensetsukyoku) · Japan · 161 km
- 0.5 mMiyako · Japan · 156 km
- 0.5 mAyukawa · Japan · 297 km
- 0.3 mOfunato · Japan · 220 km
- 0.2 mHakodate · Japan · 262 km
- 0.2 mHakodateko · Japan · 265 km
- 0.2 mKushiro · Japan · 283 km
- 0.2 mUrakawa · Japan · 190 km
- 0.2 mHanasaki · Japan · 354 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