1896 Sanriku earthquake
The earthquake struck at 19:32 local time on 15 June off the Sanriku coast of Honshu, while communities along that coast were celebrating a Shinto holiday and the return of soldiers from the First Sino-Japanese War. Run-up reached up to 38.2 m at Ryori in Kesen, Iwate.
- Date and time (UTC)
- 1896-06-15T10:33
- Highest recorded water height (m)
- 38.2
- Cause, as the catalogue records it
- earthquake
- Magnitude of the causing earthquake
- 8.3
- NCEI event page
- www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/1234
Category: Disasters & Incidents
Tags: earthquake, japan, sanriku, honshu
Coordinates: 39.5, 144
Part of Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1800 to 1899
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- 1820 Flores Sea earthquake and tsunami
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