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0.1 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 16 September 1872: Pacific Ocean

A tsunami started in the Pacific Ocean on 16 September 1872; cause: unknown cause. The highest wave reached 0.1 m. It is recorded at 2 places.

16 September 1872Pacific Ocean
unknown causeCause
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · probable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

San Francisco · 0.1 mSan Diego
Tsunami of 16 September 1872: Pacific Ocean
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
San Francisco · 5 kmUnited States0.1 m–
San Diego · 0 kmUnited States––

Towns the wave reached

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