October 10, 1510 Tsunami: Enshunada Sea, Japan
A tsunami of meteorological origin began at Enshunada Sea, Japan on October 10, 1510. Its effects were recorded at 1 place.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- October 10, 1510
- Source
- Enshunada Sea, Japan
- Cause
- Meteorological
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 1
- Tsunami magnitude (Iida)
- 2
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
- Source location
- 34.500° N, 137.600° E
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
About 30 ha land inundated in Totomi, Hamana lakeside sunk and 3 km from Arai to Maesaka opened to sea. Probably storm. (reference #150)
1510, October 10 (mistakenly 1). There was a sea wave at Totomi-Nada. There was no earthquake. The wave destroyed the dam which separates the lagoon from the sea. According to Imamura, the waves were of storm origin. (reference #414)
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totomi-Nada doubtful | Japan | 56 | Eyewitness observation of water height |
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI tsunami event 156.