Ōfunato
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Ōfunato is a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 35,452, and a population density of 110 persons per km2 in 14,895 households. The tot
Ōfunato City Hall
Ofunato port, 2006
Downtown area of Ōfunato following the 2011 tsunami
On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 JST, a Mw 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region of Japan. It lasted approximately
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…November 2001, the town of Sanriku (from Kesen District) was merged into Ōfunato. Ōfunato hit the headlines again when it was heavily damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The wave was estimated to have reached 23.6 meters in height. Funneled in by the narrow bay, the tsunami continued inland for 3 kilometres. Ofunato's…
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2011 Japan shakemap
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Soil liquefaction in Kōtō, Tokyo