The orphan tsunami of 1700 : Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in North America / Brian F. Atwater ... [et al.] = [Minashigo Genroku tsunami : oya-jishin wa Hokubei nishi kaigan ni ita / Buraian F. Atowōtā ... et al.].

Parallel title and statement of responsibility also in Japanese characters.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-123) and index.

1. Unearthed earthquakes -- 2. The orphan tsunami -- Kuwagasaki -- Tsugaruishi -- Otsuchi -- Nakaminato -- Miho -- Tanabe -- 3. The orphan's parent.

"One winter's night in the year 1700, a mysterious tsunami flooded fields and washed away houses in Japan. It arrived without the warning that a nearby earthquake usually provides. Samurai, merchants, and villagers recorded the event, but nearly three centuries would pass before discoveries in North America revealed the tsunami's source." "The Orphan Tsunami of 1700 tells the scientific detective story through clues from both sides of the Pacific. The evidence uncovered tells of a catastrophe, a century before Lewis and Clark, that now helps guide preparations for future earthquakes and tsunamis in the United States and Canada."--BOOK JACKET.