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0.4 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 25 December 1922: New Zealand

A tsunami started in New Zealand on 25 December 1922; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.4 m. It is recorded at 2 places.

25 December 192203:33 UTC
earthquakeCause · M6.3
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · probable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

· 0.4 mCastlecliffNew Zealand
Tsunami of 25 December 1922: New Zealand
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
––0.4 m147 km
Castlecliff · 0 kmNew Zealand–377 km

Towns the wave reached

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