Tsunami — Nw. Honshu Island

When

7 Dec 1833

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

38.90° N, 139.15° E

Deaths

85

Houses destroyed

1140

Max water height m

9

Source quake magnitude

7.4

Runups

27

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake in Japan

The Shōnai offshore earthquake occurred at around 14:00 on December 7, 1833. It struck with an epicenter in the Sea of Japan, off the coast of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. A tsunami was triggered by the estimated MJMA 7.5–7.7 earthquake. One hundred and fifty people were killed and there was severe damage in the prefecture.

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