Japan Tsunamis Japan Tsunamis Over 195 tsunamis in 1,313 years – 1 event every 6.73 years. Over 195 tsunamis in 1,313 years – 1 event every 6.73 years. Sept 20, 1498 ~8.6 M earthquake Great Buddha of Kamakura cast in bronze in 1252, 103 tons, 44 feet high, eyes 3 feet apart, located at 50 feet ASL and ½ mile from shore. Buddha moved by tsunami from its original site and temple destroyed.
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Japan Tsunamis Over 195 tsunamis in 1,313 years – 1 event every 6.73 years. Over 195 tsunamis in 1,313 years – 1 event every 6.73 years. Sept 20, 1498.
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Japan TsunamisJapan Tsunamis Over 195 tsunamis in 1,313 years – 1 event every 6.73 years.Over 195 tsunamis in 1,313 years – 1 event every 6.73 years.
Sept 20, 1498 ~8.6 M earthquake
Great Buddha of Kamakura cast in bronze in 1252, 103 tons, 44 feet high, eyes 3 feet apart, located at 50 feet ASL and ½ mile from shore.
Buddha moved by tsunami from its original site and temple destroyed.
5 meter in Harbor16 m runup Ogachi-machi2964 dead, 2770 missing
OshikaOshika
KashimaKashima
4.22 meter and 5.2 meter tsunami height at Kashima Port
Helicopter Views of Helicopter Views of Japan TsunamiJapan Tsunami
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZpFzgUFjho
Japan Tsunami Flooding Japan Tsunami Flooding KesennumaKesennuma
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=c3rqPPJPwLg
RikuzentakRikuzentakataata
The coastline has been totally reshaped. A long barrier beach with well-vegetated land is almost completely gone. North of that flood water sits on agricultural fields.A 6.5 meter high sea wall was overtopped by a 13 meter high wave, 80% of 8,000 houses were swept away. Over 18,000 lost out of 26,000. The harbor gate failed to shut and 45 firemen where swept away while attempting to close them manually.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d6-l16v-fQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScjHs9bClyc
Rikuzentakata After Rikuzentakata After TsunamiTsunami
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT3pAXYMTC4&NR=1
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant A 150 foot high splash as Tsunami impacts the turbine A 150 foot high splash as Tsunami impacts the turbine
building, passes over its roof and strikes adjacent reactor building, passes over its roof and strikes adjacent reactor building. The lower height structures including the diesel building. The lower height structures including the diesel
generators are already submergedgenerators are already submerged
Plant had a 19 foot high levee. The tsunami wave height was ~46 feet.
Fudai, Japan and its Fudai, Japan and its 3000 residents 3000 residents
survived because of survived because of a 51 foot (15.5 a 51 foot (15.5
meter) floodgate – meter) floodgate – Run-up of 66 feet Run-up of 66 feet
(20 meter) on gate (20 meter) on gate towerstowers
SWAN Numerical Model of Tsunami reaching Hawaii 2 meter contour
Source
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Makaha Beach – Mark Makaha Beach – Mark SuisoSuiso
9 Feet Runup
Dan Walker’s North Shore Dan Walker’s North Shore SurveySurvey
17.5 ft
Haleiwa Haleiwa HarborHarbor
7 Foot Run-7 Foot Run-upup
Keehi Keehi HarborHarbor
Keehi Keehi HarborHarbor
70% boats 70% boats damaged damaged
or lostor lost
KonaKonaVillagVillag
e e HotelHotelHalesHales
Kealakekua Bay Kealakekua Bay
KealakekKealakekua Bayua Bay
NapoopooNapoopoo
NapoopoNapoopooo
16 feet runup -Walker
Napoopoo Napoopoo
Kona, Hawaii TsunamiKona, Hawaii Tsunamihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Wh0_yNJhc
Crescent Crescent CityCity
8 ft high 8 ft high waveswaves
2004 Indian Ocean 2004 Indian Ocean 2011 Japan2011 Japan
Max Run-up 109 feet 125 Max Run-up 109 feet 125 feetfeet
Death Zone 33 feet 50 Death Zone 33 feet 50 feetfeet
Fritz/Meadows 33 feet Fritz/Meadows 33 feet EQ Length 1100 km 250 kmEQ Length 1100 km 250 km Deaths 250-300,000 25,000Deaths 250-300,000 25,000 To survive move to above 100 ft ASL, or To survive move to above 100 ft ASL, or
above 4above 4thth floor if you feel an earthquake floor if you feel an earthquake or a Tsunami Alert or a Tsunami Alert
www.MCCOHI.COMTSUNAMI Science and Hawaii Hazards PowerPoint Files PowerPoints with Movies are available on NMWW DVD
12/26/2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami - 300,000 Deaths7/8/1955 Lituya Bay 1600 ft High Tsunami8/27/1883 Krakatoa Volcanic Explosion generated TsunamiProjectile Impact and Explosion Generated WavesTsunami Hazard for Hawaii Kai, HawaiiHawaii Tsunami Hazard from M9 Earthquake like 12/26/2004PDF- KT Asteroid Impact - Asteroid Hazard to Life on EarthDr. Walker Hawaii Historical Tsunami Hazard EvaluationMeadows PDF Report on Hawaii Tsunami Zone HazardsPDF 6/2010 PACON Paper on Hawaii M9+ Tsunami Hazards6/2010 PACON PowerPoint on Hawaii M9+ Tsunami Hazards3/11/2011 Honshu Tsunami PowerPointTsunami Hazard to Hawaii from Landslides and Asteroids
Building A Building A was a was a Police Police station station overturned overturned landward.landward.
Building B was a commercial building overturned seaward
Building C was Hotel Building C was Hotel Marusho transported Marusho transported 30 meter landward – 30 meter landward –
owners missingowners missing
Building D Building D was was Mutual Aid Mutual Aid AssociatioAssociation Building n Building overturnedoverturned
Onagawa Tsunami Onagawa Tsunami Memorial ParkMemorial Park
Town decided to leave four Town decided to leave four reinforced-concrete buildings reinforced-concrete buildings overturned by tsunami in order overturned by tsunami in order to make future generations to make future generations aware of tsunami disaster and aware of tsunami disaster and hazard and establish a Tsunami hazard and establish a Tsunami MuseumMuseum