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0.2 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 19 December 1982: off Tonga

A tsunami started off the coast of Tonga on 19 December 1982; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.2 m. It is recorded at 4 places in 3 countries.

19 December 198217:43 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.5
–Deaths
4Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

French Polynesia · 0.2 mAmerican Samoa · 0.1 mLaniākea · 0.1 mChinatown · 0.1 moff Tonga
Tsunami of 19 December 1982: off Tonga
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
–French Polynesia0.2 m2,827 km
–American Samoa0.1 m1,219 km
Laniākea · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m5,300 km
Chinatown · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m5,392 km

Towns the wave reached

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