- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- March 11, 2011 CE
- Location:
- Honshu Island
- Deaths:
- 18,423
- Injuries:
- 6,167
- Damage:
- ~$220136.6M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 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
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
Other tsunami records of 2011 CE
- South Island · 185 deaths
- E. Coast Honshu Island · 3 deaths
- Honshu Island
- Vanuatu Islands
- Kermadec Islands
- Central 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 2011 CE Tsunami — Honshu Island happen?
- March 11, 2011 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: 18,423. Historical death tolls vary by source.