- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- March 23, 1960 CE
- Location:
- Sanriku
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
Other tsunami records of 1960 CE
- Morocco · 13,100 deaths
- Southern Chile · 2,226 deaths
- N. Peru · 66 deaths
- Solomon Sea
- Sanriku
- Southern Chile
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 1960 CE Tsunami — Sanriku happen?
- March 23, 1960 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.