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0.2 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 25 December 1969: off France

A tsunami started off the coast of France on 25 December 1969; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.2 m. It is recorded at 4 places in 4 countries.

25 December 196921:32 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.2
–Deaths
4Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Bridgetown · 0.2 mHattons · 0.2 mRoseau · 0.1 mFranceoff France
Tsunami of 25 December 1969: off France
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Bridgetown · 1 kmBarbados0.2 m299 km
Hattons · 0 kmAntigua and Barbuda0.2 m272 km
Roseau · 0 kmDominica0.1 m190 km
–France–202 km

Towns the wave reached

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