0.2 mHighest wave
Tsunami of 1 August 1968: Philippines
A tsunami started in the Philippines on 1 August 1968; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.2 m. It is recorded at 41 places in 6 countries. 1 people died.
1 August 196820:19 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.3
1Deaths
41Places the wave reached · definite
Where it started and where the wave arrived
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m
Places the wave reached
| Town | Countries reached | Water height | From the source | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mera · 1 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 2,691 km | |
| – | – | 0.2 m | 1,123 km | |
| Tonogusuku · 1 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 891 km | |
| Tsuro | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,212 km | |
| Kushimoto · 0 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,321 km | |
| Ōyama · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,565 km | |
| Navy Town · 2 km | United States | 0.1 m | 5,981 km | |
| Choshi · 4 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,823 km | |
| – | U.S. Outlying Islands | 0.1 m | 4,705 km | |
| Shitaru · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,607 km | |
| Buenavista | Philippines | 0.1 m | 406 km | |
| Kozushima · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,591 km | |
| Shimizu · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,103 km | |
| Aburatsu · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 1,914 km | |
| Onahama · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,918 km | |
| Tsukiji · 0 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,456 km | |
| Ozawa · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,065 km | |
| Amami · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 1,514 km | |
| Tenmaura · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,399 km | |
| Kogoshio · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,119 km | |
| Kamae | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,054 km | |
| Uragami · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,335 km | |
| Kamae | Japan | 0.1 m | 2,054 km | |
| Tokiwachō · 0 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,457 km | |
| Nāwiliwili · 0 km | United States | 0.1 m | 8,182 km | |
| Kaishodōri · 0 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,496 km | |
| Nagashimacho | Japan | 0 m | 2,514 km | |
| – | Guam | 0 m | 2,437 km | |
| Samemachi · 2 km | Japan | 0 m | 3,251 km | |
| Seto · 3 km | Japan | 0 m | 2,317 km | |
| Kushiro · 0 km | Japan | 0 m | 3,611 km | |
| Wada · 2 km | Japan | 0 m | 3,702 km | |
| Kochi · 2 km | Japan | 0 m | 2,205 km | |
| Chinatown · 1 km | United States | 0 m | 8,348 km | |
| Nishinoomote | Japan | 0 m | 1,812 km | |
| Hososhima | Japan | 0 m | 2,006 km | |
| Toba · 2 km | Japan | 0 m | 2,469 km | |
| – | American Samoa | – | 8,124 km | |
| Esperanza · 4 km | Philippines | – | 21 km | 1 |
| Sashikiji · 2 km | Japan | – | 2,647 km | |
| Yoriisohama · 7 km | Japan | – | 3,079 km |
Towns the wave reached
Mera0.2 m · 1 km
Tonogusuku0.2 m · 1 km
Tsuro0.1 m · 0 km
Kushimoto0.1 m · 0 km
Ōyama0.1 m · 1 km
Navy Town0.1 m · 2 km
Choshi0.1 m · 4 km
Buenavista0.1 m · 0 km
Shitaru0.1 m · 1 km
Kozushima0.1 m · 2 km
Shimizu0.1 m · 1 km
Aburatsu0.1 m · 1 km
Onahama0.1 m · 2 km
Tsukiji0.1 m · 0 km
Ozawa0.1 m · 1 km
Kamae0.1 m · 0 km
Tokiwachō0.1 m · 0 km
Amami0.1 m · 1 km
Tenmaura0.1 m · 1 km
Kogoshio0.1 m · 1 km
Uragami0.1 m · 1 km
Kaishodōri0.1 m · 0 km
Nāwiliwili0.1 m · 0 km
Nagashimacho0 m · 0 km
Kushiro0 m · 0 km
Wada0 m · 2 km
Kochi0 m · 2 km
Samemachi0 m · 2 km
Seto0 m · 3 km
Toba0 m · 2 km