1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami photograph

1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami

Use attributes for filter !
Areas affectedRyūkyū Kingdom
Ryukyu Islands
Local dateApril 24, 1771
Magnitude7. 2 Ms
Casualties13,486 deaths
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2198754
Send edit request

About 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami


The 1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami was caused by the Yaeyama Great Earthquake at about 8 A. M. on April 24, 1771, south-southeast of Ishigaki Island, part of the former Ryūkyū Kingdom and now forming part of present-day Okinawa, Japan.

Next Profile ❯