Tsunami — Aratozawa, Japan

When

13 Jun 2008

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

39.03° N, 140.88° E

Deaths

23

Injuries

357

Max water height m

2.5

Source quake magnitude

6.9

Runups

0

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake in Japan

On 14 June, the 2008 Iwate earthquake struck the Tōhoku region of northeastern Honshū in Japan. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named this earthquake the Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku earthquake in 2008 . This earthquake occurred in the south of the inland of Iwate Prefecture at 8:43 JST on June 14. The JMA magnitude was estimated at MJMA7.2, and the moment magnitude by USGS was at Mw 6.9.

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