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0.3 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 31 October 2003: off Japan

A tsunami started off the coast of Japan on 31 October 2003; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.3 m. It is recorded at 4 places.

31 October 200301:06 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.0
–Deaths
4Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Ozawa · 0.3 mNagasaki · 0.2 mKamaishi · 0.1 mJodogahama · 0.1 moff Japan
Tsunami of 31 October 2003: off Japan
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Ozawa · 1 kmJapan0.3 m112 km
Nagasaki · 1 kmJapan0.2 m154 km
Kamaishi · 2 kmJapan0.1 m174 km
Jodogahama · 1 kmJapan0.1 m211 km

Towns the wave reached

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