Tsunami — Noshiro, Japan

When

26 May 1983

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

40.46° N, 139.10° E

Deaths

104

Injuries

324

Damage musd

800

Houses destroyed

3513

Max water height m

14.93

Source quake magnitude

7.8

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1983 earthquake and tsunami centered off the coast of Akita Prefecture, Japan

The 1983 Sea of Japan earthquake occurred on May 26, 1983, at 11:59:57 local time. It had a magnitude of 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale. It occurred in the Sea of Japan, about 100 km west of the coast of Noshiro in Akita Prefecture, Japan.

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