0.9 mHighest wave
Tsunami of 7 May 1986: off the United States
A tsunami started off the coast of the United States on 7 May 1986; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.9 m. It is recorded at 66 places in 15 countries.
7 May 198622:47 UTC
earthquakeCause · M8.0
–Deaths
66Places 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adak · 1 km | United States | 0.9 m | 134 km | |
| – | Canada | 0.7 m | 3,189 km | |
| Kapa‘a · 1 km | United States | 0.6 m | 3,530 km | |
| Hanalei · 1 km | United States | 0.5 m | 3,510 km | |
| Nāwiliwili · 0 km | United States | 0.4 m | 3,542 km | |
| – | U.S. Outlying Islands | 0.3 m | 2,597 km | |
| Mokaoku · 1 km | United States | 0.3 m | 3,926 km | |
| Coquimbo · 1 km | Chile | 0.2 m | 13,451 km | |
| Chinatown · 1 km | United States | 0.2 m | 3,660 km | |
| Lyttelton · 1 km | New Zealand | 0.2 m | 10,609 km | |
| Paukūkalo · 1 km | United States | 0.2 m | 3,752 km | |
| Mera · 1 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 4,040 km | |
| Ozawa · 1 km | Japan | 0.2 m | 3,685 km | |
| Higashimachi · 0 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,497 km | |
| Kushimoto · 0 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,425 km | |
| Valparaíso · 1 km | Chile | 0.1 m | 13,670 km | |
| Dutch Harbor · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 616 km | |
| Wada · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,088 km | |
| Ōyama · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,172 km | |
| Samemachi · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,535 km | |
| Kushiro · 0 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,188 km | |
| Kozushima · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,139 km | |
| Tsuro | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,551 km | |
| Shitaru · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,126 km | |
| Tsukiji · 0 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,348 km | |
| Tenmaura · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,350 km | |
| Kanado | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,179 km | |
| Honu‘apo · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 3,974 km | |
| Mahukona · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 3,847 km | |
| Neah Bay · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 3,547 km | |
| Nikol’skoye · 0 km | Russia | 0.1 m | 1,339 km | |
| Jodogahama · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,561 km | |
| Ako · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,126 km | |
| Uragami · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,410 km | |
| Tateyama · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,033 km | |
| Onahama · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,821 km | |
| Shimizu · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,671 km | |
| Cautivo · 1 km | Ecuador | 0.1 m | 10,469 km | |
| Callao · 4 km | Peru | 0.1 m | 11,575 km | |
| – | French Polynesia | 0.1 m | 8,033 km | |
| Tomakomai · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,400 km | |
| Nagasaki · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,619 km | |
| Aburatsu · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,868 km | |
| Okata · 1 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 4,080 km | |
| Crescent City · 2 km | United States | 0.1 m | 3,938 km | |
| Sand Point · 0 km | United States | 0.1 m | 1,037 km | |
| – | U.S. Outlying Islands | 0.1 m | 3,930 km | |
| Tokeland · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 3,672 km | |
| Kamaishi · 2 km | Japan | 0.1 m | 3,593 km | |
| Hanga Piko · 1 km | Chile | 0 m | 10,792 km | |
| Laniākea · 1 km | United States | 0 m | 3,901 km | |
| Nikolayevka · 14 km | Russia | 0 m | 1,581 km | |
| Choshi · 4 km | Japan | 0 m | 3,908 km | |
| Maisaka | Japan | 0 m | 4,208 km | |
| Amidaijichō · 1 km | Japan | 0 m | 4,723 km | |
| Matāutu · 1 km | Samoa | 0 m | 7,245 km | |
| – | U.S. Outlying Islands | 0 m | 3,887 km | |
| Supun · 0 km | Micronesia | 0 m | 5,771 km | |
| – | – | 0 m | 10,889 km | |
| The Lagoon · 1 km | United States | 0 m | 1,838 km |
Towns the wave reached
Adak0.9 m · 1 km
Kapa‘a0.6 m · 1 km
Hanalei0.5 m · 1 km
Nāwiliwili0.4 m · 0 km
Mokaoku0.3 m · 1 km
Coquimbo0.2 m · 1 km
Chinatown0.2 m · 1 km
Lyttelton0.2 m · 1 km
Paukūkalo0.2 m · 1 km
Mera0.2 m · 1 km
Ozawa0.2 m · 1 km
Higashimachi0.1 m · 0 km
Kushimoto0.1 m · 0 km
Valparaíso0.1 m · 1 km
Dutch Harbor0.1 m · 1 km
Wada0.1 m · 2 km
Ōyama0.1 m · 1 km
Samemachi0.1 m · 2 km
Kushiro0.1 m · 0 km
Kozushima0.1 m · 2 km
Tsuro0.1 m · 0 km
Shitaru0.1 m · 1 km
Tsukiji0.1 m · 0 km
Tenmaura0.1 m · 1 km
Kanado0.1 m · 0 km
Honu‘apo0.1 m · 1 km
Mahukona0.1 m · 1 km
Neah Bay0.1 m · 1 km
Nikol’skoye0.1 m · 0 km
Jodogahama0.1 m · 1 km