This page provides a search of Japanese locations taken from the NGDC Tsunami Runup database. These data were provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan (JMA) with funding support by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The data are also included in the complete NGDC Tsunami Runup database.
  • To display a subset of the JMA Runup Database enter the information for one or more of the following search options and then click the Search Database button.
    • Click the Clear Form button for each additional search.
    • To retreive the entire subset, click the Clear Form button and the Search Database button at the bottom of this page.
    • The file contains over 3800 locations.
    • NOTE: Do not use commas when entering numbers into the form.
  • To Import the resulting search into an MS Excel spreadsheet:
    • In the Browser, select Edit--Select All then Edit--Copy
    • In Excel, select Edit--Paste Special--as HTML

Enter or Select information for one or more of the following search options.

Tsunami Source Information:

    Source Date as a year (1927 to 2003): Beginning Ending

    Source Region Name:

    Source Country:

Tsunami Runup Location Information:

    Runup Location Name: includes or starts with matches or does not match

    Runup Prefectures:

Tsunami Runup Parameters and Effects Information:

    Type of Measurement:

    Water Height (0 to 159 meters): Minimum Maximum