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From: Tsunami deposits associated with the 1983 Nihonkai-Chubu earthquake tsunami in coastal forests near Happo Town, Akita Prefecture, Japan

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Outline of the study area. A Rupture area of the 1983 Nihonkai-Chubu earthquake (based on Aida 1984) and 1993 Hokkaido Nansei-Oki earthquake (based on Tanioka et al. 1995). B Tsunami inundation height distribution of the 1983 Nihonkai-Chubu tsunamis. The tsunami inundation heights are based on Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Investigation Committee of Nihonkai-Chubu earthquake (1986) and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (2013). C Tsunami inundation height distribution of the 1993 Hokkaido Nansei-Oki tsunamis. The tsunami inundation heights are based on Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Investigation Committee of Nihonkai-Chubu earthquake (1986) and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (2013). D Topographic map of the study area. Tsunami inundation heights of the 1983 and 1993 tsunamis were obtained from the tsunami trace database (https://tsunami-db.irides.tohoku.ac.jp/tsunami/mainframe.php)

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