Tsunami — Beppu Bay, Kyushu

When

4 Sep 1596

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

33.30° N, 131.70° E

Deaths

708

Houses destroyed

80

Max water height m

8

Source quake magnitude

6.9

Runups

6

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake in Japan

The Keichō–Fushimi earthquake struck Japan on September 5, 1596. The earthquake measuring 7.5 ± 0.25 MJMA produced intense shaking across the Kansai region. Devastation was recorded in Kyoto and over 1,200 people perished.

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