What the records say
- When
- 12 Jan 1945
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 34.70° N, 137.20° E
- Deaths
- 2306
- Injuries
- 896
- Houses destroyed
- 7221
- Max water height m
- 1
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.1
- Runups
- 7
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1945 Mikawa earthquake
Earthquake in Japan
The 1945 Mikawa earthquake occurred off Aichi prefecture, Japan at 03:38 AM on January 13. As it occurred during World War II, information about the disaster was censored. Efforts at keeping the disaster secret hampered relief efforts and contributed to the high death toll.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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