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Following the earthquake, a tsunami advisory was issued at 18:11 JST for Miyagi Prefecture for waves of up to 1 meter (3 ft 3 in). [26] Despite the warnings, no tsunamis were observed; this is because the earthquake had ruptured a deeper portion of the subduction zone. [21] [27] The tsunami advisory was then withdrawn at around 19:30 JST. [28]
The tsunami washed away the sole bridge to Miyatojima, Miyagi, isolating the island's 900 residents. [172] A 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) high tsunami hit Chiba Prefecture about 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours after the quake, causing heavy damage to cities such as Asahi. [173]
Hokkaido Prefecture: Japan: 1: 1 [11] Hanamaki: Iwate Prefecture: Japan: 1 20 [2] Hashikami: Aomori Prefecture: Japan ¥ 1.34 billion (US$12.17 million) [12] [13] Higashidōri: Aomori Prefecture: Japan ¥ 280.27 million (US$2.55 million) [3] Higashimatsushima: Miyagi Prefecture: Japan: 1044: 94 [14] Hirakawa: Aomori Prefecture: Japan ¥ 130.34 ...
In Miyagi prefecture, the tsunami swept as far as 6 kilometers (3.6 miles) inland. The coastline where the tsunami had an impact stretches about 400 kilometers (240 miles). 18,426 DEAD
The 9.0 magnitude quake and tsunami that ravaged parts of Japan’s northeastern coast on March 11, 2011 killed about 20,000 people and drove thousands from their homes in the prefectures of ...
The April 2011 Miyagi earthquake (2011年 宮城県沖地震, 2011-Nen Miyagi-ken-oki jishin) occurred off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) east of Sendai, Japan. The M w 7.1 thrust earthquake was classified as an aftershock of the March 11 Tōhoku earthquake , and occurred at 23:32 JST (14:32 UTC ) on ...
An estimated 90% of the 29,000 fishing boats in Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima prefectures were rendered unusable by the tsunami. [20] Miyagi Prefecture's fishing industry was almost completely destroyed. Twelve thousand of 13,000 registered fishing boats in the prefecture were destroyed or damaged. At least 440 fishermen were killed or missing.
Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県, Miyagi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. [2] Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,265,724 (1 August 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,282 km 2 (2,812 sq mi).