0.3 mHighest wave
Tsunami of 7 October 2009: off Vanuatu
A tsunami started off the coast of Vanuatu on 7 October 2009; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.3 m. It is recorded at 37 places in 16 countries.
7 October 200922:03 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.6
–Deaths
37Places the wave reached · definite
Where it started and where the wave arrived
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m
Places the wave reached
| Town | Countries reached | Water height | From the source | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nambia Tri · 1 km | Vanuatu | 0.3 m | 560 km | |
| Paukūkalo · 1 km | United States | 0.2 m | 5,518 km | |
| Santa Barbara · 2 km | United States | 0.2 m | 9,383 km | |
| Rosslyn · 1 km | Australia | 0.1 m | 2,005 km | |
| Kawaihae · 0 km | United States | 0.1 m | 5,511 km | |
| Joe's House · 1 km | Vanuatu | 0.1 m | 287 km | |
| Coquimbo · 1 km | Chile | 0.1 m | 12,213 km | |
| Nāwiliwili · 0 km | United States | 0.1 m | 5,371 km | |
| Port San Luis · 0 km | United States | 0.1 m | 9,321 km | |
| Adak · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 7,369 km | |
| Nikolski · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 7,677 km | |
| Mokaoku · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 5,554 km | |
| Honiara · 1 km | Solomon Islands | 0.1 m | 818 km | |
| – | American Samoa | 0.1 m | 2,470 km | |
| Caldera · 1 km | Chile | 0.1 m | 12,410 km | |
| – | U.S. Outlying Islands | 0.1 m | 4,881 km | |
| Atka · 4 km | United States | 0.1 m | 7,463 km | |
| Inverness Park · 15 km | United States | 0.1 m | 9,249 km | |
| Chinatown · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 5,438 km | |
| Lombrum · 0 km | Papua New Guinea | 0.1 m | 2,433 km | |
| Monterey · 1 km | United States | 0.1 m | 9,282 km | |
| Santa Monica · 2 km | United States | 0.1 m | 9,472 km | |
| Iquique · 1 km | Chile | 0.1 m | 12,819 km | |
| Matāutu · 1 km | Samoa | 0 m | 2,354 km | |
| Cabo San Lucas · 2 km | Mexico | 0 m | 9,929 km | |
| Point Arena · 2 km | United States | 0 m | 9,229 km | |
| Tofino · 0 km | Canada | 0 m | 9,531 km | |
| – | – | 0 m | 917 km | |
| Vio Settlement · 1 km | Fiji | 0 m | 1,279 km | |
| Suva · 0 km | Fiji | 0 m | 1,398 km | |
| Houmakelikao · 1 km | Tonga | 0 m | 2,144 km | |
| – | U.S. Outlying Islands | 0 m | 3,572 km | |
| – | French Polynesia | 0 m | 4,734 km | |
| South Beach · 1 km | United States | 0 m | 9,453 km | |
| Neah Bay · 1 km | United States | 0 m | 9,581 km | |
| Funafuti · 1 km | Tuvalu | 0 m | 1,473 km | |
| Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit · 2 km | Marshall Islands | 0 m | 2,287 km |
Towns the wave reached
Nambia Tri0.3 m · 1 km
Paukūkalo0.2 m · 1 km
Santa Barbara0.2 m · 2 km
Rosslyn0.1 m · 1 km
Kawaihae0.1 m · 0 km
Joe's House0.1 m · 1 km
Coquimbo0.1 m · 1 km
Nāwiliwili0.1 m · 0 km
Port San Luis0.1 m · 0 km
Adak0.1 m · 1 km
Nikolski0.1 m · 1 km
Mokaoku0.1 m · 1 km
Honiara0.1 m · 1 km
Caldera0.1 m · 1 km
Atka0.1 m · 4 km
Inverness Park0.1 m · 15 km
Chinatown0.1 m · 1 km
Lombrum0.1 m · 0 km
Monterey0.1 m · 1 km
Santa Monica0.1 m · 2 km
Iquique0.1 m · 1 km
Matāutu0 m · 1 km
Cabo San Lucas0 m · 2 km
Point Arena0 m · 2 km
Tofino0 m · 0 km
Vio Settlement0 m · 1 km
Suva0 m · 0 km
Houmakelikao0 m · 1 km
South Beach0 m · 1 km
Neah Bay0 m · 1 km