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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
Smaller (M w 4.2) earthquakes in Japan can trigger tsunamis (called local and regional tsunamis) that can devastate stretches of coastline, but can do so in only a few minutes at a time. Landslides The Tauredunum event was a large tsunami on Lake Geneva in 563 CE, caused by sedimentary deposits destabilised by a landslide.
Victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami (2 P) I. Victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (11 P) Pages in category "Deaths in tsunamis"
A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, [10] devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh , and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu , and Khao Lak ...
The death and missing tolls later decreased by over 3,000 people. Indonesia. Indonesia's Ministry of Health confirmed 131,028 deaths on June 18, 2005, [2] mainly in the northern province Aceh of the island Sumatra. 37,000 people are missing. Malaysia
Map showing the provinces of Thailand affected. Thailand was one of the 14 countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004. It left behind unprecedented damage and destruction in six provinces of Thailand, impacting 407 villages, completely destroying 47 of them, including prominent tourist resorts like Khao Lak.
The official death toll was 19,113, and injures were 18,625. The heaviest damage occurred at Saga, Omura, Yanagawa, and Fukuoka. This is the worst storm hit in Japanese history. 15,897 [2] Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami: Earthquake and Tsunami: 11 Mar 2011: 72 km east of Oshika Peninsula, Tōhoku [3]
The location closest to the tsunami source, Caldera, was assigned VII. This suggest an inland earthquake source. [10] A 2019 study in Geophysical Journal International suggested the earthquake ruptured the subduction zone interface. The tsunami triggered by the mainshock was large and corresponded with a tsunami magnitude (M t ) of 8.7.