Tsunami — Tokaido

When

14 Jan 1978

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

34.81° N, 139.26° E

Deaths

25

Injuries

129

Houses destroyed

85

Max water height m

0.35

Source quake magnitude

6.6

Runups

14

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

The 1978 Izu Ōshima earthquake was a magnitude MJMA7.0 earthquake that occurred on January 14, 1978, at 12:24:39 Japanese Standard Time. The epicenter was located offshore Izu Ōshima, Japan in Sagami Bay at depth 14 km. The earthquake caused 25 casualties, 129 injuries, and damage to farms and infrastructure.

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