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Photo two in a series of three. Inundation at maximum level. 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. Image Credit: Takaaki Uda. Public Works Research Institute, Japan May 26, 1983 Akita, Honshu Japan earthquake and tsunami 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. Event Data:
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