3.5 mHighest wave
Tsunami of 17 August 1906: off Chile
A tsunami started off the coast of Chile on 17 August 1906; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 3.5 m. It is recorded at 31 places in 4 countries.
17 August 190600:40 UTC
earthquakeCause · M8.2
–Deaths
31Places the wave reached · probable
Where it started and where the wave arrived
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m
Places the wave reached
| Town | Countries reached | Water height | From the source | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maalaea · 1 km | United States | 3.5 m | 10,758 km | |
| Penco · 1 km | Chile | 1.5 m | 424 km | |
| Tomé · 1 km | Chile | 1.5 m | 411 km | |
| Mokaoku · 1 km | United States | 1.5 m | 10,567 km | |
| Port Graham · 16 km | United States | 0.2 m | 12,549 km | |
| Kushimoto · 0 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 17,445 km | |
| Sumiyoshichō · 4 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 16,987 km | |
| Chinatown · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 10,907 km | |
| Ozawa · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 16,952 km | |
| Taninomae · 0 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 17,111 km | |
| San Diego · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 8,680 km | |
| San Francisco · 5 km | United States | 0 m | 9,422 km | |
| Caldera · 1 km | Chile | – | 667 km | |
| Constitución · 1 km | Chile | – | 262 km | |
| Coquimbo · 1 km | Chile | – | 344 km | |
| Coronel · 2 km | Chile | – | 458 km | |
| Obregón · 7 km | Chile | – | 27 km | |
| Iquique · 1 km | Chile | – | 1,428 km | |
| San Antonio · 1 km | Chile | – | 75 km | |
| Taltal · 1 km | Chile | – | 854 km | |
| Valparaíso · 1 km | Chile | – | 34 km | |
| Paukūkalo · 2 km | United States | – | 10,760 km | |
| Laniākea · 1 km | United States | – | 10,644 km | |
| Maalaea · 3 km | United States | – | 10,759 km | |
| Sazumachi · 1 km | Japan | – | 17,120 km | |
| – | French Polynesia | – | 7,435 km | |
| – | Chile | – | 640 km | |
| Culermapu · 4 km | Chile | – | 195 km | |
| Los Cunquillos · 5 km | Chile | – | 248 km | |
| Iglesia de Piedra · 3 km | Chile | – | 349 km | |
| – | Chile | – | 2,225 km |
Towns the wave reached
Maalaea3.5 m · 1 km
Penco1.5 m · 1 km
Tomé1.5 m · 1 km
Mokaoku1.5 m · 1 km
Port Graham0.2 m · 16 km
Kushimoto0.2 m · 0 km
Sumiyoshichō0.1 m · 4 km
Chinatown0.1 m · 1 km
Ozawa0.1 m · 1 km
Taninomae0.1 m · 0 km
San Diego0.1 m · 1 km
San Francisco0 m · 5 km
Culermapu4 km
Los Cunquillos5 km
Iglesia de Piedra3 km
Caldera1 km
Constitución1 km
Coquimbo1 km
Coronel2 km
Obregón7 km
Iquique1 km
San Antonio1 km
Taltal1 km
Valparaíso1 km
Paukūkalo2 km
Laniākea1 km
Sazumachi1 km