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Tsunami of 29 August 1916: Pacific Ocean

A tsunami started in the Pacific Ocean on 29 August 1916; cause: weather (meteotsunami). It is recorded at 1 places. 43 people died.

29 August 1916Pacific Ocean
weather (meteotsunami)Cause
43Deaths
1Places the wave reached · probable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Santo Domingo
Tsunami of 29 August 1916: Pacific Ocean
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Santo Domingo · 3 kmDominican Republic––43

Towns the wave reached

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