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10.7 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 4 February 1965: off the United States

A tsunami started off the coast of the United States on 4 February 1965; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 10.7 m. It is recorded at 83 places in 10 countries.

4 February 196505:01 UTC
earthquakeCause · M8.7
–Deaths
83Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

United States · 10.7 mUnited States · 2 mNavy Town · 1.6 mHanalei · 1.1 mSanta Cruz · 0.6 mKushimoto · 0.6 mOzawa · 0.5 mSamemachi · 0.5 mAdak · 0.5 mSalina Cruz · 0.5 mKamaishi · 0.4 mAcapulco de Juárez · 0.4 mAmami · 0.4 mNagasaki · 0.4 mShimizu · 0.4 mMera · 0.4 mMera · 0.4 mTenmaura · 0.3 mTsukiji · 0.3 mTenmaura · 0.3 mAburatsu · 0.3 mCrescent City · 0.3 mMokaoku · 0.3 mNāwiliwili · 0.3 mNijō · 0.3 mIshihama · 0.3 mTokiwachō · 0.3 mNamikidōri-higashi · 0.3 mOgamichō · 0.3 mPuente Enramada Ventanas · 0.3 mUragami · 0.3 mWada · 0.3 mYuzhno-Kurilsk · 0.3 mDutch Harbor · 0.2 mKanado · 0.2 mTomakomai · 0.2 mKaishodōri · 0.2 mU.S. Outlying Islands · 0.2 mOkada · 0.2 mSanbanchō · 0.2 mOnahama · 0.2 mCautivo · 0.2 mKushiro · 0.2 mKochi · 0.2 mSumiyoshichō · 0.2 mBaika · 0.2 mCallao · 0.2 mPort Alberni · 0.2 mKanaya · 0.1 mEnoshima · 0.1 mPoro-shosuke · 0.1 mMotonei · 0.1 mAmerican Samoa · 0.1 mMiraleste · 0.1 mSan Diego · 0.1 mSan Francisco · 0.1 mChinatown · 0.1 mKanaya · 0.1 mKanesaki · 0.1 mSashikiji · 0.1 mHakozakichō · 0.1 mMinatomachi · 0.1 mMonbetsu · 0.1 mPoro-shosuke · 0.1 mJodogahama · 0.1 mJapan · 0.1 mU.S. Outlying Islands · 0.1 mEbaye · 0.1 mCaleta · 0.1 mComunidad Isla de la Piedra · 0.1 mMalyy Kalauz · 0.1 mKodiak · 0.1 mSanta Monica · 0.1 mSitka · 0.1 mMinatomachi · 0.1 mKitahamachō · 0.1 mHososhima · 0.1 mMinato · 0.1 mOkata · 0 mYawataya · 0 mYawatano · 0 mShirahamaŌyamaoff the United States
Tsunami of 4 February 1965: off the United States
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
–United States10.7 m357 km
–United States2 m43 km
Navy Town · 2 kmUnited States1.6 m417 km
Hanalei · 1 kmUnited States1.1 m3,733 km
Santa Cruz · 1 kmUnited States0.6 m4,856 km
Kushimoto · 0 kmJapan0.6 m3,973 km
Ozawa · 1 kmJapan0.5 m3,232 km
Samemachi · 2 kmJapan0.5 m3,081 km
Adak · 1 kmUnited States0.5 m330 km
Salina Cruz · 1 kmMexico0.5 m8,353 km
Kamaishi · 2 kmJapan0.4 m3,140 km
Acapulco de Juárez · 1 kmMexico0.4 m7,970 km
Amami · 1 kmJapan0.4 m4,796 km
Nagasaki · 1 kmJapan0.4 m3,166 km
Shimizu · 1 kmJapan0.4 m4,218 km
Mera · 1 kmJapan0.4 m3,590 km
Mera · 1 kmJapan0.4 m3,590 km
Tenmaura · 1 kmJapan0.3 m3,899 km
Tsukiji · 0 kmJapan0.3 m2,894 km
Tenmaura · 1 kmJapan0.3 m3,899 km
Aburatsu · 1 kmJapan0.3 m4,415 km
Crescent City · 2 kmUnited States0.3 m4,391 km
Mokaoku · 1 kmUnited States0.3 m4,183 km
Nāwiliwili · 0 kmUnited States0.3 m3,765 km
Nijō · 1 kmJapan0.3 m3,678 km
Ishihama · 1 kmJapan0.3 m3,224 km
Tokiwachō · 0 kmJapan0.3 m2,893 km
Namikidōri-higashi · 1 kmJapan0.3 m2,847 km
OgamichōJapan0.3 m3,587 km
Puente Enramada Ventanas · 2 kmMexico0.3 m7,477 km
Uragami · 1 kmJapan0.3 m3,959 km
Wada · 2 kmJapan0.3 m2,634 km
Yuzhno-Kurilsk · 0 kmRussia0.3 m2,571 km
Dutch Harbor · 1 kmUnited States0.2 m1,040 km
KanadoJapan0.2 m3,733 km
Tomakomai · 1 kmJapan0.2 m2,946 km
Kaishodōri · 0 kmJapan0.2 m2,848 km
–U.S. Outlying Islands0.2 m2,579 km
Okada · 0 kmJapan0.2 m3,959 km
Sanbanchō · 0 kmJapan0.2 m3,538 km
Onahama · 2 kmJapan0.2 m3,370 km
Cautivo · 1 kmEcuador0.2 m10,923 km
Kushiro · 0 kmJapan0.2 m2,734 km
Kochi · 2 kmJapan0.2 m4,120 km
Sumiyoshichō · 4 kmJapan0.2 m3,063 km
Baika · 0 kmJapan0.2 m2,698 km
Callao · 4 kmPeru0.2 m12,029 km
Port Alberni · 1 kmCanada0.2 m3,934 km
Kanaya · 0 kmJapan0.1 m3,572 km
Enoshima · 0 kmJapan0.1 m3,585 km
Poro-shosukeJapan0.1 m3,009 km
Motonei · 1 kmJapan0.1 m4,014 km
–American Samoa0.1 m7,332 km
Miraleste · 6 kmUnited States0.1 m5,348 km
San Diego · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m5,499 km
San Francisco · 5 kmUnited States0.1 m4,767 km
Chinatown · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m3,896 km
Kanaya · 1 kmJapan0.1 m3,712 km
Kanesaki · 0 kmJapan0.1 m2,831 km
Sashikiji · 2 kmJapan0.1 m3,635 km

Towns the wave reached

Navy Town1.6 m · 2 km
Hanalei1.1 m · 1 km
Santa Cruz0.6 m · 1 km
Kushimoto0.6 m · 0 km
Ozawa0.5 m · 1 km
Samemachi0.5 m · 2 km
Adak0.5 m · 1 km
Salina Cruz0.5 m · 1 km
Amami0.4 m · 1 km
Kamaishi0.4 m · 2 km
Acapulco de Juárez0.4 m · 1 km
Nagasaki0.4 m · 1 km
Shimizu0.4 m · 1 km
Mera0.4 m · 1 km
Tenmaura0.3 m · 1 km
Tsukiji0.3 m · 0 km
Aburatsu0.3 m · 1 km
Crescent City0.3 m · 2 km
Mokaoku0.3 m · 1 km
Nāwiliwili0.3 m · 0 km
Nijō0.3 m · 1 km
Ishihama0.3 m · 1 km
Tokiwachō0.3 m · 0 km
Namikidōri-higashi0.3 m · 1 km
Ogamichō0.3 m · 0 km
Puente Enramada Ventanas0.3 m · 2 km
Uragami0.3 m · 1 km
Wada0.3 m · 2 km
Yuzhno-Kurilsk0.3 m · 0 km
Dutch Harbor0.2 m · 1 km

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