Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014

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Symbol H (Human Geosciences) » H-SC Social Earth Sciences & Civil/Urban System Sciences

[H-SC25_30AM1] Human environment and disaster risk

Wed. Apr 30, 2014 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM 421 (4F)

Convener:*Tatsuto Aoki(School of Regional Development Studies, Kanazawa University), Yasuhiro Suzuki(Nagoya University), Mamoru Koarai(Geographic Information Analysis Research Division, Geography and Crustal Dynamics Research Center, Geographical Survey Institute), Toshihiko Sugai(Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Institute of Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo), Hiroshi Une(Geospacial Information Authority of Japan), Yoichi Nakamura(Department of Earth Sciences, Utsunomiya University), Jun Matsumoto(Deaprtment of Geography, Tokyo Metropolitan University), Shintaro Goto(Department of Environmental Systems Faculty of GEO-Environmental Science Rissho University), Keitarou Hara(Faculty of Informatics, Tokyo University of Information Sciences), Chair:Tatsuto Aoki(School of Regional Development Studies, Kanazawa University)

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

[HSC25-P01_PG] Reexamination of the 1960 Chilean tsunami disasters at the northern part of Amami Oshima island, Kagoshima Prefecture

3-min talk in an oral session

*Ryusuke IMURA1, Yui ZAIZEN2, Hitomi KUSAHARA2, Kosuke TOMIYASU2 (1.Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 2.Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University)

Keywords:Amami Oshima, 1960 Chilean tsunami, tsunami disasters

We've interviewed about the Chilean tsunami disasters of 1960 at the northern part of Amami Oshima island. Results of our investigation suggest that the 1960 Chilean tsunami heights exceeding 3-4 m were observed in the almost coastlines of the northen part of Amami Oshima island.