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Tsunami of 19 February 2015: off Vanuatu

A tsunami started off the coast of Vanuatu on 19 February 2015; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 8 m. It is recorded at 6 places.

19 February 201513:18 UTC
earthquakeCause · M6.4
–Deaths
6Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tabwé · 8 mTabwéTabwéLiroTabwéTabwéoff Vanuatu
Tsunami of 19 February 2015: off Vanuatu
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Tabwé · 0 kmVanuatu8 m9 km
Tabwé · 1 kmVanuatu–9 km
Tabwé · 1 kmVanuatu–9 km
Liro · 0 kmVanuatu–9 km
Tabwé · 0 kmVanuatu–9 km
Tabwé · 1 kmVanuatu–9 km

Towns the wave reached

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