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0.1 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 27 May 2003: off Algeria

A tsunami started off the coast of Algeria on 27 May 2003; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.1 m. It is recorded at 2 places.

27 May 200317:11 UTC
earthquakeCause · M5.7
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Maó · 0.1 mPorto Pi · 0.1 moff Algeria
Tsunami of 27 May 2003: off Algeria
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Maó · 1 kmSpain0.1 m333 km
Porto Pi · 1 kmSpain0.1 m301 km

Towns the wave reached

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