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Tsunami of 23 May 1851: Pacific Ocean

A tsunami started in the Pacific Ocean on 23 May 1851; cause: earthquake. It is recorded at 2 places.

23 May 1851Pacific Ocean
earthquakeCause
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · questionable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

LaermaChorio
Tsunami of 23 May 1851: Pacific Ocean
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Laerma · 6 kmGreece––
Chorio · 2 kmGreece––

Towns the wave reached

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