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0.2 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 21 February 1991: off the United States

A tsunami started off the coast of the United States on 21 February 1991; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.2 m. It is recorded at 2 places.

21 February 199102:35 UTC
earthquakeCause · M6.7
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Dutch Harbor · 0.2 mAdak · 0.1 moff the United States
Tsunami of 21 February 1991: 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
Dutch Harbor · 1 kmUnited States0.2 m749 km
Adak · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m735 km

Towns the wave reached

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