Ishinomaki is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 May 2025, the city has an estimated population of 131,189, and a population density of 250 persons per km2 in 62,546 households. The
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
Ishinomaki
…town in Oshika, was formerly a base for several ships in Japan's whaling fleet. Ishinomaki was among the municipalities most seriously affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Several tsunamis, up to about 10 metres (33 ft) high, traveled inland up to 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the coast. The tsunami destroyed around 80% of…
A helicopter flies over the port of Sendai to deliver food to survivors.
2011 Japan shakemap
A seismogram recorded in Massachusetts, United States