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Station Information
Station ID:
1790
Latitude:
34.682222
Longitude:
135.190278
Coastline code:
643
Station code:
25
Country:
JAPAN
Time span of data:
1992 – 2018
Completeness (%):
98
Date of last update:
12 Feb 2019
Green Arrow:
Current Station
Yellow Marker:
Neighbouring RLR Station
Red Marker:
Neighbouring Metric Station
Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate
to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.
1 June 1992: New station January 17th 1995 Earthquake magnitude 6.8
Documentation added 1997-09-17
Earthquake noted in Southern Hyogo Prefecture, 17th January 1995
Documentation added 2012-02-22
A massive earthquake magnitude 9.0 occurred at 14.46 JST (05.46 UTC) on Friday 11th March 2011 with the epicentre situated approx. 70km east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tohoku. It was the most powerful earthquake to ever hit Japan and triggered a tsunami with waves of up to 40.5m travelling up to 10km inland.
Data Authority
Marine Department Japan Meteorological Agency Ote-machi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo