Table 1 Historical and modern tsunami list from 1611 to 2011 CE. The epicenters of each earthquake are displayed in Fig. 1
Date | Source (Tsunami name) | Epicenter (Longitude, Latitude) | Magnitude (Utsu 2004) | Tsunami height in Aomori (m) | Reference of tsunami height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 March 2011 | Off Tohoku (Tohoku-oki) | 142°51.66′ E, 38°06.2′ N* | 9.0* | 2.2–2.7 (Sekinehama) | Mori et al. (2012) |
26 September 2003 | Off Tokachi (Tokachi-oki) | 144°04.7′ E, 41°46.7′ N* | 8.0 | 1.5–2.4 | Tanioka et al. (2004) |
4 October 1994 | Off Shikotan (Shikotan-oki) | 147.71° E, 43.37° N** | 8.2 | < 1 | Watanabe (1998) |
16 May 1968 | Off Aomori (Tokachi-oki) | 143°35′ E, 40°44′ N*** | 7.9 | < 4 | Watanabe (1998) |
4 March 1952 | Off Tokachi (Tokachi-oki) | 144.13° E, 41.80° N** | 8.2 | < 2 | Watanabe (1998) |
3 March 1933 | Off Iwate (Showa-Sanriku) | 144.52° E, 39.23° N** | 8.1 | 1 (Sekinehama) | Watanabe (1998) |
15 June 1896 | Off Iwate (Meiji-Sanriku) | 144.0° E, 39.5° N** | 8.2 | 3 (Hachinohe) | Watanabe (1998) |
23 August 1856 | Off Aomori (Ansei) | 142.3° E, 41.0° N** | 7.7 | 1.2–3.5 | Tsuji et al. (2014) |
25 April 1843 | Off Nemuro (Tempo) | 147.0° E, 43.0° N** | 8.0 | 3 | Tsuji et al. (2014) |
29 January 1763 | Off Aomori (Horeki) | 142.3° E, 41.0° N** | 7.7 | 1 | Tsuji et al. (2014) |
13 April 1677 | Off Aomori (Empo) | 142.3° E, 40.5° N** | 7.9 | 1.5–2.9 | Tsuji et al. (2014) |
2 December 1611 | Off Tohoku (Keicho) | 144.0° E, 39.0° N** | 8.1 | – |  |
31 June 1640 | Mt. Komagatake | N/A | Related to volcanic event | – |  |
19 July 1741 | Oshima Ohshima | N/A | Related to volcanic event | – |  |