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Natural Hazard
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Tsunami
Tōhoku Tsunami
2011/03/11
15:00
Published

Location

Japan
Oshika
International

Occurrence

Tōhoku Earthquake, Japan, 2011
40.5 m
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) observed tsunami heights of 7.3 m or higher in Fukushima Prefecture. JMA’s tsunami bulletin included, however, the caveat that tsunamis higher than those recorded at the observation sites could have occurred along the coast. In fact, in situ observations after the disaster indicate that in some coastal zones tsunami heights were significantly higher. Mean inundation heights of 10–15 m in the southern Sanriku region just north of Sendai were reported, as well as several peaks of inundation along the coast from the northern to middle part of Sanriku.

Source:
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/observation_04_20110313180559.html#text
http://outreach.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eqvolc/201103_tohoku/eng/
and documents added to this record.
ID: 19, Created: Serkan GIRGIN, 2012-06-26 10:42:42 – Last Updated: Elisabeth KRAUSMANN, 2014-07-04 16:24:43

Attachments

NoDescriptionFile Size
1.Mori et al., Nationwide post event survey and analysis of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake tsunami3.15MB
2.Port and Airport Research Institute report788.99KB

Natech Accidents

NoDateSite ID
1.2011/03/11JX Sendai Refinery
2.2011/03/11Hirono Thermal Power Station
3.2011/03/11Marine Oil Terminal
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