- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- May 26, 1983 CE
- Location:
- Noshiro, Japan
- Deaths:
- 104
- Injuries:
- 324
- Damage:
- ~$800M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
Other tsunami records of 1983 CE
- Luzon Island · 16 deaths
- Costa Rica · 6 deaths
- Northern Chile · 5 deaths
- Noshiro, Japan
- Kamchatka Bay, Russia
- North Aegean Sea
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 1983 CE Tsunami — Noshiro, Japan happen?
- May 26, 1983 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: 104. Historical death tolls vary by source.