May 1983 Akita, Honshu, Japan Images

Description

The tsunami generated by a magnitude 7.9 (Mw) earthquake destroyed 700 boats and 59 houses for a total of $800 million in property damage in Japan (1983 dollars). One hundred and four people drowned in Japan and three drowned in Korea.

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Name Format Description Link
25 Event epicenter and image locations. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/data/kml/photos/31.kml
0 https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazardimages/#/all/31
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Collection of damage and geological images resulting from natural hazards, specifically tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes. https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazardimages/

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  • human dimensions
  • tectonics
  • international council for science - world data system
  • earthquakes
  • nesdis
  • icsu-wds
  • japan
  • tsunamis
  • oceans
  • continent
  • national geophysical data center
  • noaa
  • eastern asia
  • ocean waves
  • noaa onestop project
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ngdc
  • solid earth
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • infrastructure
  • asia
  • seiches
  • national centers for environmental information
  • natural hazards

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