Historical tsunamis in the Sanriku area and selection of areas affected by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunamiSeismic regions around the East Japan Megathrust designated by the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion[1]
The seismicity of the Sanriku coast identifies and describes the seismic activity of an area of Japan. Seismicity refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. The Sanriku Coast (三陸海岸, Sanriku kaigan) is a descriptive term referring to the coastal areas of the former provinces of Rikuō in Aomori, Rikuchū in Aomori, and Rikuzen in Miyagi.[2]
The irregular ria coastline and its many bays tend to amplify the destructiveness of tsunami waves which reach the shores of Sanriku,[3] as demonstrated in the damage caused by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
^"Evaluation of Major Subduction-zone Earthquake". Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^Saw-tooth Sanriku Coastline (三陸リアス式海岸, Sanriku-riasushiki-kaigan) at Nippon-Kichi
^Satake, Kenji (2005). Tsunamis: Case Studies and Recent Developments. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (Book 23). Springer. p. 99. Bibcode:2005tcsr.book.....S. ISBN 978-1402033261.
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