Episode 3 of 3
Japanese Tsunami Arrival
- When
- January 27–28, 1700
- Where
- Pacific Coast of Japan
- Part of
- 1700 Cascadia Earthquake
Destructive tsunami waves struck the Pacific coast of Japan on January 27–28, 1700, providing key evidence for the earthquake's timing.
Japanese records document destructive waves hitting towns on the 8th and 9th days of the 12th month of Genroku 12. This event does not correlate with any other Pacific Rim quake, linking it to the Cascadia rupture.
Sources
- 1700 Cascadia earthquake Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
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