1933 Sanriku earthquake

The earthquake struck off the Sanriku coast of the Tohoku region of Honshu, Japan, on 2 March. The tsunami it generated reached 28.7 m at Ryori in Kesen, Iwate. Records of the event list 12,053 people injured alongside the dead and missing.

Date and time (UTC)

1933-03-02T17:31

Highest recorded water height (m)

29

Cause, as the catalogue records it

earthquake

Magnitude of the causing earthquake

8.4

Deaths, as sources state them

1,522 deaths and 1,542 missing

NCEI event page

www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/1661

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, japan, tohoku

Coordinates: 39.209, 144.59

Part of Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1900 to 1949

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