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Historic Tsunami
2000 Japan Tsunami
1 July 2000 · Kozu-Shima Island, Honshu · Japan
On 1 July 2000 at 07:01 UTC, a tsunami formed near Kozu-Shima Island, Honshu, Japan. It was caused by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.1 m high. It was observed at 4 locations. It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 1 July 2000
- Time
- 07:01 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.1
- Highest Wave
- 0.1 m
- Observation Sites
- 4
- Furthest Reach
- 100 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Source Country
- Japan
Highest Waves
- 0.1 mOkada · Japan · 67 km
- 0.1 mMiyake Island · Japan · 37 km
- 0.0 mMera · Japan · 100 km
- 0.0 mMinami-Izu · Japan · 49 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1995Kobe, Japan · 0.3 m6,434 deaths
- 1946Honshu: S Coast, Japan · 6.6 m1,362 deaths
- 1945Tokaido, Japan · 1.0 m2,306 deaths
- 1944Off Southeast Coast Kii Peninsula, Japan · 10.0 m1,223 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