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0.4 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 13 January 2007: off Russia

A tsunami started off the coast of Russia on 13 January 2007; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.4 m. It is recorded at 47 places in 12 countries.

13 January 200704:23 UTC
earthquakeCause · M8.1
–Deaths
47Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Higashimachi · 0.4 mUnited States · 0.3 mPort Orford · 0.3 mPoint Arena · 0.3 mCrescent City · 0.2 mNagasaki · 0.2 mMalokuril’skoye · 0.2 mU.S. Outlying Islands · 0.2 mPaukūkalo · 0.2 mCallao · 0.1 mWada · 0.1 mLa Push · 0.1 mInverness Park · 0.1 mMokaoku · 0.1 mPort San Luis · 0.1 mAmerican Samoa · 0.1 mEbaye · 0.1 mNāwiliwili · 0.1 mSanta Barbara · 0.1 mKushiro · 0.1 mAntofagasta · 0.1 mIquique · 0.1 mYaku · 0.1 mU.S. Outlying Islands · 0.1 mSitka · 0.1 mJodogahama · 0.1 mTalcahuano · 0.1 mKamaishi · 0.1 mChinatown · 0.1 mDutch Harbor · 0.1 mYuzhno-Kurilsk · 0.1 mAdak · 0.1 mYakutat · 0.1 mSan Francisco · 0.1 mWinter Harbour · 0.1 mTofino · 0.1 mBay Park · 0 mCook Islands · 0 mBoca Vieja · 0 mBamfield · 0 mVictoria · 0 mNambia Tri · 0 m · 0 mNeah Bay · 0 mPort Hardy · 0 mDaajing Giids · 0 mBella Bella · 0 moff Russia
Tsunami of 13 January 2007: off Russia
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Higashimachi · 0 kmJapan0.4 m2,387 km
–United States0.3 m1,585 km
Port Orford · 1 kmUnited States0.3 m6,162 km
Point Arena · 2 kmUnited States0.3 m6,459 km
Crescent City · 2 kmUnited States0.2 m6,245 km
Nagasaki · 1 kmJapan0.2 m1,317 km
Malokuril’skoye · 1 kmRussia0.2 m662 km
–U.S. Outlying Islands0.2 m3,169 km
Paukūkalo · 1 kmUnited States0.2 m5,235 km
Callao · 4 kmPeru0.1 m13,877 km
Wada · 2 kmJapan0.1 m781 km
La PushUnited States0.1 m5,846 km
Inverness Park · 15 kmUnited States0.1 m6,572 km
Mokaoku · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m5,431 km
Port San Luis · 0 kmUnited States0.1 m6,920 km
–American Samoa0.1 m7,555 km
Ebaye · 5 kmMarshall Islands0.1 m4,344 km
Nāwiliwili · 0 kmUnited States0.1 m4,939 km
Santa Barbara · 2 kmUnited States0.1 m7,050 km
Kushiro · 0 kmJapan0.1 m883 km
Antofagasta · 1 kmChile0.1 m15,298 km
Iquique · 1 kmChile0.1 m15,047 km
Yaku · 8 kmCanada0.1 m5,010 km
–U.S. Outlying Islands0.1 m3,188 km
Sitka · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m4,772 km
Jodogahama · 1 kmJapan0.1 m1,256 km
Talcahuano · 3 kmChile0.1 m15,968 km
Kamaishi · 2 kmJapan0.1 m1,290 km
Chinatown · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m5,100 km
Dutch Harbor · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m2,874 km
Yuzhno-Kurilsk · 0 kmRussia0.1 m724 km
Adak · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m2,183 km
Yakutat · 1 kmUnited States0.1 m4,455 km
San Francisco · 5 kmUnited States0.1 m6,620 km
Winter Harbour · 0 kmCanada0.1 m5,490 km
Tofino · 0 kmCanada0.1 m5,696 km
Bay Park · 1 kmUnited States0 m6,145 km
–Cook Islands0 m8,772 km
Boca Vieja · 2 kmCosta Rica0 m11,540 km
Bamfield · 0 kmCanada0 m5,763 km
Victoria · 2 kmCanada0 m5,898 km
Nambia Tri · 1 kmVanuatu0 m7,222 km
––0 m1,803 km
Neah Bay · 1 kmUnited States0 m5,822 km
Port Hardy · 0 kmCanada0 m5,514 km
Daajing Giids · 1 kmCanada0 m5,110 km
Bella Bella · 0 kmCanada0 m5,402 km

Towns the wave reached

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