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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]
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.
In 2002, the government earthquake research headquarters estimated that a tsunami up to 15.7 meters (52 ft) could hit the power station. [242] These findings were supported by the cabinet office's own findings which stated that the 5.6 meters (18 ft) forecast by TEPCO did not cover the full range of possibility. [ 243 ]
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: ...
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 ...
On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake caused massive damage from the direct hit of a tsunami of 18 meters in height. One employee died during the evacuation and a fire due to oil leak occurred. All four coal carriers were damaged and an 80,000-ton class coal ship was sunk.
On 4 July 1905, a tsunami at Disenchantment Bay in Alaska snapped tree branches 110 feet (34 m) above ground level 0.5 miles (0.8 km) away from its source, killed vegetation to a height of 65 feet (20 m) as far as 3 miles (5 km) away, and reached heights of 50 to 115 feet (15 to 35 m) at various locations on the Haenke Island shoreline.