- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- November 5, 1938 CE
- Location:
- Sanriku
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other tsunami records of 1938 CE
- Makassar Strait · 17 deaths
- Holland, Michigan · 5 deaths
- Bondi Beach, Sydney · 5 deaths
- E. Hokkaido Island · 1 deaths
- Sanriku · 1 deaths
- Japan Trench
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7 · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1938 CE Tsunami — Sanriku happen?
- November 5, 1938 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.