Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate
to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.
Owase 642/136 RLR(1976) is 11.9m below Attached BM
Documentation added 1994-07-15
See comments on sea level variability given for Maisaka (642/126).
Documentation added 2012-02-22
A massive earthquake magnitude 9.0 occurred at 14.46 JST (05.46 UTC) on Friday 11th March 2011 with the epicentre approx. 70km east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tohoku. It was the most powerfull earthquake to hit Japan and triggered a tsunami with waves up to 40.5m high travelling up to 10km inland. This station was previously flagged. However overall the profile looks reasonable - the station flag has now been removed.
Data Authority
Marine Department Japan Meteorological Agency Ote-machi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo