0.3 mHighest wave
Tsunami of 4 March 2021: off New Zealand
A tsunami started off the coast of New Zealand on 4 March 2021; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.3 m. It is recorded at 11 places in 4 countries.
4 March 202117:41 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.4
–Deaths
11Places 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | New Zealand | 0.3 m | 41 km | |
| – | New Zealand | 0.2 m | 37 km | |
| – | Norfolk Island | 0.2 m | 1,380 km | |
| Puerto Ayora · 2 km | Ecuador | 0.2 m | 9,735 km | |
| Cape Runaway · 13 km | New Zealand | 0.1 m | 955 km | |
| Okiwi · 8 km | New Zealand | 0.1 m | 959 km | |
| – | French Polynesia | 0.1 m | 4,549 km | |
| Te Hāpua · 15 km | New Zealand | 0 m | 1,011 km | |
| – | French Polynesia | 0 m | 4,589 km | |
| – | French Polynesia | 0 m | 4,315 km | |
| – | French Polynesia | 0 m | 3,169 km |