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3.6 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 1 December 1860: Pacific Ocean

A tsunami started in the Pacific Ocean on 1 December 1860; cause: unknown cause. The highest wave reached 3.6 m. It is recorded at 2 places.

1 December 1860Pacific Ocean
unknown causeCause
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · questionable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Paʻuwela · 3.6 mPaukūkalo · 2.5 m
Tsunami of 1 December 1860: Pacific Ocean
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Paʻuwela · 3 kmUnited States3.6 m–
Paukūkalo · 2 kmUnited States2.5 m–

Towns the wave reached

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