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2024 Japan Tsunami
1 January 2024 · Honshu: W Coast · Japan
On 1 January 2024 at 07:10 UTC, a tsunami formed near Honshu: W Coast, Japan. It was caused by an earthquake and landslide. Waves reached up to 11.3 m high. It was observed at 537 locations in 3 countries or territories, up to 1,345 km from its source. It killed at least 549 people and injured 1,393.
- Date
- 1 January 2024
- Time
- 07:10 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake and landslide
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.5
- Highest Wave
- 11.3 m
- Observation Sites
- 537
- Furthest Reach
- 1,345 km
- Deaths
- 549
- Injuries
- 1,393
- Homes Destroyed
- 29,966
- Estimated Damage
- 17.6 billion US dollars
- Source Country
- Japan
- Triggering Earthquake
- 2024 Noto Earthquake
Countries and Territories Reached
Number of observations, highest wave and deaths in each country.
- 514Japan · 11.3 m
- 13South Korea · 0.8 m
- 10Russia · 0.3 m
Highest Waves
- 11.3 mKuroshima · Japan · 53 km
- 11.0 mKuroshima · Japan · 54 km
- 10.6 mKuroshima · Japan · 54 km
- 9.6 mKuroshima · Japan · 53 km
- 9.3 mKuroshima · Japan · 54 km
- 8.8 mTogi · Japan · 62 km
- 8.8 mKuroshima · Japan · 53 km
- 8.7 mKuroshima · Japan · 53 km
- 7.9 mToge · Japan · 52 km
- 7.5 mSaikai-Hisaki · Japan · 64 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2011Honshu Island, Japan · 39.3 m18,423 deaths
- 1995Kobe, Japan · 0.3 m6,434 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