3.1 mHighest wave
Tsunami of 1 April 1968: off Japan
A tsunami started off the coast of Japan on 1 April 1968; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 3.1 m. It is recorded at 61 places in 3 countries.
1 April 196800:42 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.5
–Deaths
61Places the wave reached · definite
Where it started and where the wave arrived
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m
Places the wave reached
| Town | Countries reached | Water height | From the source | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komame · 1 km | Japan | 3.1 m | 56 km | |
| Komame · 1 km | Japan | 3.1 m | 57 km | |
| Harigi · 1 km | Japan | 3 m | 84 km | |
| Jōhen · 3 km | Japan | 1.7 m | 73 km | |
| Jōhen · 3 km | Japan | 1.7 m | 73 km | |
| Yonōzu-urashiroura · 1 km | Japan | 1.3 m | 84 km | |
| Hyūga · 1 km | Japan | 1.2 m | 81 km | |
| Shimizu · 1 km | Japan | 1.2 m | 68 km | |
| Sukumo | Japan | 1.1 m | 74 km | |
| Totoro | Japan | 1 m | 80 km | |
| Hososhima · 2 km | Japan | 1 m | 79 km | |
| Kamae | Japan | 1 m | 77 km | |
| Kitaura · 0 km | Japan | 0.8 m | 1,073 km | |
| Kitauramachi-miyanoura · 2 km | Japan | 0.8 m | 76 km | |
| Hososhima | Japan | 0.7 m | 80 km | |
| Ukibuchi · 1 km | Japan | 0.7 m | 95 km | |
| Itachiya · 1 km | Japan | 0.7 m | 111 km | |
| Ōhama · 0 km | Japan | 0.7 m | 66 km | |
| Kashiwajima · 1 km | Japan | 0.7 m | 53 km | |
| Hososhima | Japan | 0.7 m | 80 km | |
| Murotsu · 2 km | Japan | 0.6 m | 189 km | |
| Tsuro | Japan | 0.4 m | 189 km | |
| Kushimoto · 0 km | Japan | 0.4 m | 333 km | |
| Shitama · 1 km | Japan | 0.4 m | 128 km | |
| Ōdomari · 1 km | Japan | 0.4 m | 223 km | |
| Aburatsu · 1 km | Japan | 0.3 m | 130 km | |
| Ishima · 2 km | Japan | 0.3 m | 93 km | |
| Tsukumiura · 1 km | Japan | 0.3 m | 105 km | |
| Saiki | Japan | 0.3 m | 91 km | |
| Uwajima · 1 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 104 km | |
| Kochi · 2 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 170 km | |
| Tenmaura · 1 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 398 km | |
| Uragami · 1 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 347 km | |
| Urado · 1 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 165 km | |
| Tenmaura · 1 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 398 km | |
| Tokiwachō · 0 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 1,423 km | |
| Nishinoomote | Japan | 0.2 m | 225 km | |
| Matsue-higashi · 1 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 326 km | |
| Kawashimamachi · 3 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 81 km | |
| Shimoda · 2 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 84 km | |
| Shimoda · 2 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 84 km | |
| Nobeoka · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 85 km | |
| Kawashimamachi · 3 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 81 km | |
| Fukura · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 299 km | |
| Kinagashimaku Kaino · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 414 km | |
| Makurazaki · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 238 km | |
| Tsurusaki · 3 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 132 km | |
| Motonei · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 272 km | |
| Minato · 0 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 326 km | |
| Navy Town · 2 km | United States | 0.1 m | 3,966 km | |
| Kozushima · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 653 km | |
| Amami · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 521 km | |
| Tosa · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 160 km | |
| Kozushima · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 653 km | |
| Shitaru · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 646 km | |
| Seto · 3 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 310 km | |
| Saganoseki · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 120 km | |
| Sumoto · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 317 km | |
| Toishi · 2 km | Japan | 0 m | 203 km | |
| – | American Samoa | – | 7,945 km |
Towns the wave reached
Komame3.1 m · 1 km
Harigi3 m · 1 km
Jōhen1.7 m · 3 km
Yonōzu-urashiroura1.3 m · 1 km
Hyūga1.2 m · 1 km
Shimizu1.2 m · 1 km
Sukumo1.1 m · 0 km
Totoro1 m · 0 km
Hososhima1 m · 2 km
Kamae1 m · 0 km
Kitaura0.8 m · 0 km
Kitauramachi-miyanoura0.8 m · 2 km
Ukibuchi0.7 m · 1 km
Itachiya0.7 m · 1 km
Ōhama0.7 m · 0 km
Kashiwajima0.7 m · 1 km
Murotsu0.6 m · 2 km
Tsuro0.4 m · 0 km
Kushimoto0.4 m · 0 km
Shitama0.4 m · 1 km
Ōdomari0.4 m · 1 km
Aburatsu0.3 m · 1 km
Ishima0.3 m · 2 km
Tsukumiura0.3 m · 1 km
Saiki0.3 m · 0 km
Uwajima0.2 m · 1 km
Tenmaura0.2 m · 1 km
Kochi0.2 m · 2 km
Uragami0.2 m · 1 km
Urado0.2 m · 1 km