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2022 Japan Tsunami
16 March 2022 · Off Fukushima Prefecture · Japan
On 16 March 2022 at 14:36 UTC, a tsunami formed off Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It was caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.3 m high. It was observed at 11 locations, up to 313 km from its source. It killed at least 4 people and injured 247.
- Date
- 16 March 2022
- Time
- 14:36 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.3
- Highest Wave
- 0.3 m
- Observation Sites
- 11
- Furthest Reach
- 313 km
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 247
- Homes Destroyed
- 217
- Estimated Damage
- 8.8 billion US dollars
- Source Country
- Japan
- Triggering Earthquake
- 2022 Fukushima Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 0.3 mIshinomaki · Japan · 83 km
- 0.2 mSendaishinko · Japan · 78 km
- 0.2 mSoma · Japan · 56 km
- 0.1 mKujiko · Japan · 277 km
- 0.1 mOaraiko · Japan · 177 km
- 0.1 mAyukawa · Japan · 66 km
- 0.1 mHachinohe · Japan · 313 km
- 0.1 mOfunato · Japan · 146 km
- 0.1 mOnahama · Japan · 105 km
- 0.1 mKamaishi · Japan · 175 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