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Tsunami of 8 October 1950: off Indonesia

A tsunami started off the coast of Indonesia on 8 October 1950; cause: earthquake. It is recorded at 2 places. 1 people died.

8 October 195003:23 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.6
1Deaths
2Places the wave reached · probable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

HalongHutumurioff Indonesia
Tsunami of 8 October 1950: off Indonesia
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Halong · 1 kmIndonesia–17 km
Hutumuri · 1 kmIndonesia–12 km1

Towns the wave reached

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