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Sanriku earthquake (Japanese: 三陸沖地震) may refer to: 869 Sanriku earthquake; 1611 Sanriku earthquake; 1896 Sanriku earthquake; 1933 Sanriku earthquake; 1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake; 2012 Sanriku earthquake
Sanriku in this context is a name roughly corresponding to the Pacific front northeastern coastal area of Honshu island. The Japanese history text, Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku which was compiled in 901, recorded the 869 earthquake and tsunami of Mutsu Province. [7]
July 9 – The 869 Sanriku earthquake and associated tsunami devastate a large part of the Sanriku coast on the northeastern side of the island of Honshu. The first Gion Festival is held in order to combat an epidemic thought to be caused by an angry deity. [4]
In March 2011, the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan struck off the Sanriku coast, setting off a 10 metres (33 feet) tsunami. The 9.0-magnitude quake near Tohoku was comparable in scale to undersea seismic events near Indonesia in 2004 (3rd largest on record) and near Chile in 2010 (6th largest). [ 13 ]
684 Hakuhō earthquake: 13 July 869 AD Sanriku, Japan: 1,000 9.0 Major tsunami. Several hundred villages destroyed. 869 Jōgan earthquake: 26 August 887 AD Nankaido, Japan: Unknown 8.6 Major tsunami recorded in Osaka Bay. Landslides reported. Tōkai earthquakes: 11 December 1096 AD Nankaido, Japan: Unknown 8.4
The area has suffered from the effects of tsunami since ancient times, including the 869 Sanriku earthquake, and more recently during the 1896 Sanriku earthquake and the 1933 Sanriku earthquake. The 1896 earthquake resulted in the highest tsunami wave ever recorded in Japan at 38.2 metres (125.3 ft), until it was surpassed by a 40.4 metres (132 ...
869 CE: Sanriku, Japan: 869 Jōgan earthquake: Earthquake: The Sanriku region was hit by a large tsunami on 13 July 869 AD, causing floods to spread 4 km (2.5 mi) inland from the coast. Tagajō was destroyed, with an estimated 1,000 casualties. 887 CE: Nankai, Japan: 887 Ninna Nankai earthquake: Earthquake
1933 Sanriku earthquake: Earthquake and Tsunami 2 Mar 1933: Offshore Tōhoku region, Hawaii: Tsunami waves of 2.9 meters (9 ft 6 in) reached the Hawaiian coastline and caused minor damage. 2,925: 1927 Kita Tango earthquake: Earthquake 7 Mar 1927: Kyoto Prefecture: 2,306: 1945 Mikawa earthquake: Earthquake 13 Jan 1945: Aichi Prefecture