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Historic Tsunami
2011 Japan Tsunami
7 April 2011 · East Coast Honshu Island · Japan
On 7 April 2011 at 14:32 UTC, a tsunami formed near East Coast Honshu Island, Japan. It was caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.1 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 3 people and injured 132.
- Date
- 7 April 2011
- Time
- 14:32 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.1
- Highest Wave
- 0.1 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 83 km
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 132
- Source Country
- Japan
- Triggering Earthquake
- April 2011 Miyagi Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 0.1 mOfunato · Japan · 83 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2024Honshu: W Coast, Japan · 11.3 m549 deaths
- 2011Honshu Island, Japan · 39.3 m18,423 deaths
- 1983Noshiro, Japan · 14.9 m104 deaths
- 1982Hokkaido Island, Japan · 1.3 m110 deaths
- 1933Sanriku, Japan · 29.0 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