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Tsunami of 9 December 2005: Pacific Ocean

A tsunami started in the Pacific Ocean on 9 December 2005; cause: weather (meteotsunami). The highest wave reached 0.1 m. It is recorded at 14 places in 2 countries.

9 December 200501:57 UTC
weather (meteotsunami)Cause
–Deaths
14Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tofino · 0.1 mVictoria · 0.1 mBamfield · 0.1 mNeah Bay · 0.1 mPort Townsend · 0.1 mPort Angeles · 0.1 mOld Tacoma · 0.1 mWinter Harbour · 0.1 mPort Hardy · 0 mBella Bella · 0 mTown and Country Mobile Home Park · 0 mCypress Park · 0 mVancouver · 0 mArdmore · 0 m
Tsunami of 9 December 2005: Pacific Ocean
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Tofino · 0 kmCanada0.1 m–
Victoria · 2 kmCanada0.1 m–
Bamfield · 0 kmCanada0.1 m–
Neah Bay · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m–
Port Townsend · 2 kmUnited States0.1 m–
Port Angeles · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m–
Old Tacoma · 3 kmUnited States0.1 m–
Winter Harbour · 0 kmCanada0.1 m–
Port Hardy · 0 kmCanada0 m–
Bella Bella · 0 kmCanada0 m–
Town and Country Mobile Home Park · 2 kmUnited States0 m–
Cypress Park · 1 kmCanada0 m–
Vancouver · 3 kmCanada0 m–
Ardmore · 2 kmCanada0 m–

Towns the wave reached

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