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[12] [13] [14] A later field survey found a local run up of 4.3 metres (14 ft 1 in) at Ohama Fishing Port on Miyato Island, Higashimatsushima where the wave damaged boats. [15] Roughly 3 minutes had passed after the earthquake when the first tsunami warning was issued; it went out to many coastal prefectures on the east side of Japan.
On 17 June 2017, a landslide measuring 300 m × 1,100 m (980 ft × 3,610 ft) fell about 1,000 m (3,280 ft) into Karrat Fjord, generating a megatsunami that hit Nuugaatsiaq. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Initially it was unclear if the landslide was caused by a small earthquake (magnitude 4), [ 2 ] [ 5 ] but later it was confirmed that the landslide had ...
Though a warning of a possible tsunami of 3 m (9.8 ft) in height was issued, [40] a 60 cm (24 in) wave was reported by NHK in the port of Onahama of Iwaki, Fukushima; a 90 cm (35 in) wave hit Sōma, Fukushima; and another wave 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in height struck the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant site after the 6.9 shock. [41]
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The Japan Meteorological Agency reported more than a dozen strong quakes in the Japan Sea off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures starting shortly after 4 p.m. local time.
Tsunami warnings had been issued in the wake of the quakes in Ishikawa as well as the coastal prefectures of Niigata and Toyama, where 33,000 buildings had lost power as of 6 p.m. (4 a.m. ET ...
Earthquake and Tsunami: 1 Jan 2024: Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture: Additional damage was also caused by a 6.58 m (21.6 ft) tsunami. 3 people are still missing, with damage and injuries also occurring in Niigata, Toyama, Fukui, Osaka, Nagano, Hyōgo and Gifu Prefectures. 304 (Official) Sekirei Maru: Shipwreck 20 Dec 1945: Akashi Strait ...
The warning was prompted after a series of earthquakes, the strongest measuring 6.1, struck at around 11am local time with an epicentre in the Pacific Ocean, about 550km south of Tokyo.