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Tsunami of 2 October 1913: off Panama

A tsunami started off the coast of Panama on 2 October 1913; cause: earthquake and landslide. It is recorded at 2 places.

2 October 191304:23 UTC
earthquake and landslideCause · M6.6
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · questionable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

La GaritaPolancooff Panama
Tsunami of 2 October 1913: off Panama
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
La Garita · 2 kmPanama–20 km
Polanco · 5 kmPanama–41 km

Towns the wave reached

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