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On 31 December, 1703, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck Edo. A tsunami up to 11.7 metres (38 ft) high was recorded along the coast of the Kantō Region. Official reports put the death toll of the earthquake disaster at 5,233 people, but some estimates put it as high as 200,000. [84] 1707: Nankai, Japan: 1707 Hōei earthquake: Earthquake
Amplitude, Wave Height, or Tsunami Height: Refers to the height of a tsunami relative to the normal sea level at the time of the tsunami, which may be tidal High Water, or Low Water. It is different from the crest-to-trough height which is commonly used to measure other type of wave height.
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Moderate tsunami observed in Cornwall and Barbados. 18 September 1763 Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom: Unknown Unknown [5] 2 April 1808 Coast, Italy: Unknown Earthquake An earthquake in Italy caused a possible tsunami that was observed in Marseille, France. [4] [12] 23 August 1817 Gulf of Corinth, Greece: Unknown Earthquake [2] 29 December 1820
A tsunami warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre covering Vanuatu, Fiji, the Kermadec Islands, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Wallis and Futuna, [36] with waves expected to reach 1 m (3 ft 3 in). [50] This was lifted on 14:14 VUT. [29]
The 1792 Unzen landslide and tsunami resulted from the volcanic activities of Mount Unzen (in the Shimabara Peninsula of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan) on 21 May. This caused the collapse of the southern flank of the Mayuyama dome in front of Mount Unzen, resulting in a tremendous tsunami , killing 15,000 people altogether. [ 2 ]
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