1991
1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo erupted sending an ash cloud 40km into the atmosphere and killing over 800 people.
1896
1896 Sanriku earthquake
The 1896 Sanriku earthquake was one of the most destructive seismic events in Japanese history. The 8.5 magnitude earthquake occurred at 19:32 (local time) on June 15, 1896, approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Honshu. It resulted in two tsunami waves which destroyed about 9,000 homes and caused at least 22,000 deaths.
