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0.4 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 19 January 2005: off Japan

A tsunami started off the coast of Japan on 19 January 2005; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.4 m. It is recorded at 11 places.

19 January 200506:11 UTC
earthquakeCause · M6.6
–Deaths
11Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tsubota · 0.4 mKozushima · 0.2 mMera · 0.2 mOkata · 0.2 mAko · 0.2 mAko · 0.2 mKushimoto · 0.1 mKaminato-higashi · 0.1 mIrōzaki · 0.1 mUragami · 0.1 mTenmaura · 0.1 moff Japan
Tsunami of 19 January 2005: off Japan
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Tsubota · 2 kmJapan0.4 m179 km
Kozushima · 2 kmJapan0.2 m218 km
Mera · 1 kmJapan0.2 m180 km
Okata · 1 kmJapan0.2 m210 km
Ako · 1 kmJapan0.2 m185 km
Ako · 1 kmJapan0.2 m185 km
Kushimoto · 2 kmJapan0.1 m534 km
Kaminato-higashi · 1 kmJapan0.1 m188 km
Irōzaki · 1 kmJapan0.1 m251 km
Uragami · 1 kmJapan0.1 m521 km
Tenmaura · 1 kmJapan0.1 m488 km

Towns the wave reached

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