Typhoon Malakas (2016)

Malakas formed just south of Guam on 11 September and intensified to 1-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (134 mph) with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. After weakening it regained strength and made landfall on the Ōsumi Peninsula in Japan as a Category 3 major typhoon.

Formed (UTC)

2016-09-11

Dissipated (UTC)

2016-09-20

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

115

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2016256N12146

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, japan, kyushu, guam

Coordinates: 20.715414978404837, 124.20766801727613

Part of Western Pacific typhoons of category 4 and above in the 2016 season

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