- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- May 16, 1968 CE
- Location:
- Off East Coast Of Honshu Island
- Deaths:
- 52
- Injuries:
- 330
- Damage:
- ~$131M (value at the time)
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 1968 CE
- E. Luzon Island · 270 deaths
- Banda Sea · 200 deaths
- Black Sea · 24 deaths
- Lemnos Island, North Aegean Sea · 22 deaths
- S. Mexico-Guatemala-Nicaragua · 20 deaths
- Acapulco · 18 deaths
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 1968 CE Tsunami — Off East Coast Of Honshu Island happen?
- May 16, 1968 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.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 52. Historical death tolls vary by source.