 A tsunami was recorded.This was one of the recurring interplate earthquakes at the offshore Miyagi with a recurrence interval of about 37 years.Although not officially named by the Japanese Meteorological Agency, in Japanese, this earthquake is commonly known as 1936年宮城県沖地震 ("Sen-kyūhyaku-sanjūroku-nen Miyagi-ken-oki Jishin") or 1936年金華山沖地震 ("Sen-kyūhyaku-sanjūroku-nen Kinkasan-oki Jishin").