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Tsunami of 5 May 2015: Papua New Guinea

A tsunami started in Papua New Guinea on 5 May 2015; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 1 m. It is recorded at 1 places.

5 May 201501:44 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.5
–Deaths
1Places the wave reached · probable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Matupit Number 2 · 1 mPapua New Guinea
Tsunami of 5 May 2015: Papua New Guinea
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Matupit Number 2 · 2 kmPapua New Guinea1 m141 km

Towns the wave reached

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