February 27, 1671 Tsunami: Nankaido, Japan
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake began at Nankaido, Japan on February 27, 1671.
Where the waves reached
The source of the tsunami. No runup with a place is recorded for it.
- 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
- February 27, 1671
- Source
- Nankaido, Japan
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.9
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 33.400° N, 134.700° E
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
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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 5423.