Tsunami — Sanriku

When

12 Jun 1978

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

38.19° N, 142.03° E

Deaths

28

Injuries

1000

Damage musd

865

Max water height m

0.6

Source quake magnitude

7.7

Runups

31

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake off Japan

The 1978 Miyagi earthquake occurred at 17:14 local time on 12 June. The epicentre was offshore of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It had a surface-wave magnitude of 7.7, JMA magnitude 7.4, and triggered a small tsunami. The earthquake reached a maximum intensity of Shindo 5 in Sendai and caused 28 deaths and 1,325 injuries.

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