July 16, 2007 Tsunami: W Coast, Honshu, Japan
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake began at W Coast, Honshu, Japan on July 16, 2007 at 01:13:22 UTC. Its effects were recorded at 1 place. It killed 15 people, counting the earthquake or eruption that caused it.
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
- July 16, 2007, 01:13:22 UTC
- Source
- W Coast, Honshu, Japan
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.6, 10 km deep
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Warning
- Tsunami Information or Attention Bulletin issued by any agency
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
- Source location
- 37.570° N, 138.478° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 15 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Injuries
- 2,346 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Damage
- $13 billion with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Houses destroyed
- 1,331 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Houses damaged
- 43,343 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
An earthquake occurred near the west coast of Honshu, Japan, about 70 km (45 miles) WSW of
Niigata or 245 km (155 miles) NNW of Tokyo at 7:13 PM MDT, Jul 15, 2007 (Jul 16 at 10:13 AM
local time in Japan). A minor tsunami was observed on Sado Island. (reference #1053)
Link to NGDC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sado Island | Japan | 48 | 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 3104.