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  • Damage caused by Tsunami in Korea
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Damage caused by Tsunami in Korea

  Korea is surrounded by three seas. In particular, the East Sea area has a possibility of tsunami occurrence. For example, in 1983 and 1993, two tsunamis caused loss of life and property damage in the East Coast area. Now KMA has established and been operating its own tsunami warning system.

Occurrence Time 1983. 5. 26 1993. 7. 12.
Eq. Origin Time 1983. 5. 26. (11:59:00) 1993. 7. 12. (22:18:00)
Magnitude 7.7 7.8
Epicenter Sea area West of Akida Honshu, Japan Sea area NW of Okushiri Hokkaido, Japan
Tsunami First Wave Arrival Time - Ulleung : 13:17:00
- Mukho : 13:35:00
- Sokcho : 13:43:00
- Pohang : 13:52:00		 - Ulleung : 23:47:00
- Mukho : 00:00:00
- Sokcho : 00:09:00
- Pohang : 01:18:00
Maximum wave(cm) - Ulleung : 126cm
- Mukho : > 200cm
- Sokcho : 156cm
- Pohang : 62cm		 - Ulleung : 119cm
- Mukho : 203cm
- Sokcho : 276cm
- Pohang : 92cm
Average Period(min.) 8 ∼ 12 minutes 8 ∼ 10 minutes
Duration TIme 3 ~ 5 hours 2 ~ 4 hours
Losses Human : 1(death), 2(missing), 2 (injury)
Ship(small) : 81
Building : > 100		 Human : None
Ship(small) : 35
Fishing Tool : > 3,000
Cost of Damage 370,000,000 Won 390,000,000 Won

Damage Scene of Imwon-Port by Tsunami(1983.5.26.)