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11 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 8 March 1889: Pacific Ocean

A tsunami started in the Pacific Ocean on 8 March 1889; cause: unknown cause. The highest wave reached 11 m. It is recorded at 3 places.

8 March 1889Pacific Ocean
unknown causeCause
–Deaths
3Places the wave reached · questionable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Faleloa · 11 mFolaha · 8 mNavea
Tsunami of 8 March 1889: Pacific Ocean
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Faleloa · 0 kmTonga11 m–
Folaha · 1 kmTonga8 m–
NaveaTonga––

Towns the wave reached

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