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The tsunami at Ryōri Bay (綾里湾), Ōfunato reached a height of 40.1 meters (132 ft) (run-up elevation). Fishing equipment was scattered on the high cliff above the bay. [179] [180] At Tarō, Iwate, the tsunami reached a height of 37.9 meters (124 ft) up the slope of a mountain some 200 meters (660 ft) away from the coastline. [181]
The most obvious was that in tsunami-prone areas, a power station's sea wall must be adequately tall and robust. [44] At the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant , closer to the epicenter of the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, [ 219 ] the sea wall was 14 meters (46 ft) tall and successfully withstood the tsunami, preventing serious damage and ...
The height of the tsunami was over 40 m (130 ft) at Ishigaki Island, up to a maximum of 85.4 m (280 ft) in the village called Miyara. In Tarama, estimated tsunami runup height was approximately 18 m (59 ft). To this day, boulders reportedly launched by the tsunami (called "tsunami stones") remain in the northwestern highlands of Miyakojima.
Tsunami Warning (Red) 津波警報: Tsunami height is expected to be up to 3 meters. 3 m High Tsunami waves will hit, causing damage to low-lying areas. Buildings will be flooded and anybody exposed will be caught in tsunami currents. Evacuate from coastal or river areas immediately to safer places such as high ground or a tsunami evacuation ...
In the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the tsunami was over 10 meters in height at Takata Pine Forest in Rikuzentakata, and almost the entire grove was completely swept away, with the exception of one lone pine tree.
The exact maximum height of the tsunami was not known but sheds at Te Kopi, ... 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake. ...
A sign board showing escape route in case of a triggered tsunami, height above sea level, distance from seacoast and the nuclear plant, are displayed near Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear ...
In response to the high tsunami, Onagawa power plant's seawall was later built up to a height of 17 m (56 ft). [ 28 ] On 13 March 2011, two days after the earthquake and tsunami, levels of radiation on site reached 21 μSv /hour, a level at which Tohoku Electric Power Company were mandated to declare a state of emergency, and they did so at 12: ...