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0.1 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 5 September 1996: Pacific Ocean

A tsunami started in the Pacific Ocean on 5 September 1996; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.1 m. It is recorded at 2 places.

5 September 199608:14 UTC
earthquakeCause · M6.9
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Hanga Piko · 0.1 mChile · 0.1 mPacific Ocean
Tsunami of 5 September 1996: Pacific Ocean
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Hanga Piko · 1 kmChile0.1 m688 km
–Chile0.1 m3,618 km

Towns the wave reached

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