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Tsunami of 18 April 2002: off Mexico

A tsunami started off the coast of Mexico on 18 April 2002; cause: earthquake. It is recorded at 2 places.

18 April 200205:02 UTC
earthquakeCause · M6.7
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Acapulco de JuárezZihuatanejooff Mexico
Tsunami of 18 April 2002: off Mexico
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Acapulco de Juárez · 1 kmMexico–104 km
Zihuatanejo · 1 kmMexico–103 km

Towns the wave reached

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