What the records say
- When
- 2 Nov 1936
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 38.20° N, 142.20° E
- Max water height m
- 0.7
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.7
- Runups
- 11
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1936 Miyagi earthquake
An earthquake occurred on November 3 at 05:45 local time with a magnitude Ms 7.2, or MJMA 7.4. The epicenter was located off the Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Four people were injured and buildings were damaged. In Isobe (磯部) village, nowadays part of Sōma, Fukushima, a small market building collapsed. A tsunami was recorded.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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