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0.1 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 8 September 1948: off Tonga

A tsunami started off the coast of Tonga on 8 September 1948; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.1 m. It is recorded at 7 places in 4 countries.

8 September 194815:09 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.8
–Deaths
7Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

American Samoa · 0.1 mChinatown · 0.1 mEleele · 0.1 mMākaha · 0.1 mMokaoku · 0.1 mCook IslandsThe Rocksoff Tonga
Tsunami of 8 September 1948: off Tonga
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
–American Samoa0.1 m823 km
Chinatown · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m4,998 km
Eleele · 0 kmUnited States0.1 m4,999 km
Mākaha · 2 kmUnited States0.1 m5,000 km
Mokaoku · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m4,956 km
–Cook Islands–1,480 km
The Rocks · 3 kmAustralia–3,698 km

Towns the wave reached

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