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0.1 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 25 March 1998: off Antarctica

A tsunami started off the coast of Antarctica on 25 March 1998; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.1 m. It is recorded at 4 places in 4 countries.

25 March 199803:12 UTC
earthquakeCause · M8.1
–Deaths
4Places the wave reached · probable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Bluff · 0.1 mTriabunna · 0.1 mNambia Tri · 0 mCook Islandsoff Antarctica
Tsunami of 25 March 1998: off Antarctica
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Bluff · 8 kmNew Zealand0.1 m2,159 km
Triabunna · 5 kmAustralia0.1 m2,265 km
Nambia Tri · 1 kmVanuatu0 m5,217 km
–Cook Islands–5,980 km

Towns the wave reached

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