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0.1 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 4 September 1989: off the United States

A tsunami started off the coast of the United States on 4 September 1989; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.1 m. It is recorded at 2 places.

4 September 198913:14 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.1
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Sand Point · 0.1 mDutch Harboroff the United States
Tsunami of 4 September 1989: 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
Sand Point · 0 kmUnited States0.1 m233 km
Dutch Harbor · 1 kmUnited States–651 km

Towns the wave reached

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