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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 1 m. It is recorded at 174 places in 35 countries.

4 March 202119:28 UTC
earthquakeCause · M8.1
–Deaths
174Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

New Caledonia · 1 mNorfolk Island · 0.6 mNorfolk Island · 0.6 mPuerto Ayora · 0.5 mNambia Tri · 0.3 mChile · 0.3 mSydney · 0.3 mPoint Arena · 0.3 mOkiwi · 0.3 mChañaral · 0.3 mJackson Bay · 0.3 mFrench Polynesia · 0.3 mOuwenga · 0.2 mFrench Polynesia · 0.2 mAmargos · 0.2 mArica · 0.2 mMatarakau · 0.2 mCaldera · 0.2 mCallao · 0.2 mHanga Piko · 0.2 mColiumo · 0.2 mGisborne · 0.2 mTe Hāpua · 0.2 mNew Caledonia · 0.2 mCrescent City · 0.2 mHigashimachi · 0.2 mCharleston · 0.2 mPaukūkalo · 0.2 mCoquimbo · 0.2 mBoca Vieja · 0.2 mOlivares del Pacífico · 0.2 mMonte Albán · 0.2 mFrench Polynesia · 0.2 mSalina Cruz · 0.2 mAcapulco de Juárez · 0.2 mTalcahuano · 0.2 mCape Runaway · 0.2 mWollongong · 0.2 mSand Point · 0.2 mCoronel · 0.2 mBahía Santa Cruz · 0.2 mKushimoto · 0.2 mPort San Luis · 0.1 mSanta Fé · 0.1 mQuintero · 0.1 mIquique · 0.1 mGuaneros Punta Patache · 0.1 mCautivo · 0.1 mChile · 0.1 mTaltal · 0.1 mHythe · 0.1 mValparaíso · 0.1 mSan Antonio · 0.1 mMoondarewa · 0.1 mEden · 0.1 mDanipei · 0.1 mIsla Los Pinos · 0.1 mSanta Cruz · 0.1 mMisiones de La Paz · 0.1 mChile · 0.1 mFalkland Islands · 0.1 mJoe's House · 0.1 mTaiguén · 0.1 mTema New Town · 0.1 mFrench Polynesia · 0.1 mTweed Heads · 0.1 mKo ʻOlina-Honokai Hale · 0.1 mKalama Valley · 0.1 mMinato · 0.1 mAntofagasta · 0.1 mPisagua · 0.1 mNapier · 0.1 mMount Maunganui · 0.1 mRosslyn · 0.1 mKalama Valley · 0.1 mMokaoku · 0.1 mMejillones · 0.1 mWada · 0.1 mNew Caledonia · 0.1 mFrench Polynesia · 0.1 mSuva · 0.1 mFrench Polynesia · 0.1 mNew Caledonia · 0.1 mChinatown · 0.1 mFrench Polynesia · 0.1 mAdak · 0.1 mTocopilla · 0.1 mSumner · 0.1 mKushiro · 0.1 mNew Caledonia · 0.1 mUcluelet · 0.1 mHoumakelikao · 0.1 mKawaihae · 0.1 mPitallal del Sur · 0.1 mPuente Enramada Ventanas · 0.1 mAtka · 0.1 mDutch Harbor · 0.1 mNew Zealand · 0.1 mTriabunna · 0.1 mMonterey · 0.1 mTofino · 0.1 mPort Renfrew · 0.1 mMatāutu · 0.1 mNew Caledonia · 0.1 mFrench Polynesia · 0.1 mNāwiliwili · 0.1 mCosta Rica · 0.1 mMera · 0.1 mNew Caledonia · 0.1 mLitzlitz · 0.1 mSouth Beach · 0.1 mRussia · 0.1 mWinter Harbour · 0.1 mCook Islands · 0.1 mHaleiwa · 0.1 mSaavedra · 0.1 mAncud · 0.1 mManukau Heads · 0.1 mWellington · 0.1 mHobart · 0.1 mGeraldton · 0.1 mBurnie · 0.1 mWesthaven · 0.1 mRose Harbour · 0.1 mBamfield · 0.1 mVictoria · 0.1 mYakutat · 0 mSan Francisco · 0 mMiraleste · 0 mSan Diego · 0 mDevonport · 0 mNagasaki · 0 mU.S. Outlying Islands · 0 mPort Louis · 0 mFrance · 0 mVernadsky Research Base · 0 mYaku · 0 mPort Alberni · 0 mVio Settlement · 0 mSan Francisco · 0 m · 0 mSitka · 0 mChile · 0 mPuerto Williams · 0 mChile · 0 mWallis Futuna · 0 mNew Caledonia · 0 mTaro · 0 mFrench Southern Territories · 0 mEbaye · 0 mPort Mathurin · 0 mBella Bella · 0 mPort Hardy · 0 m · 0 mYangor · 0 mPapitalai · 0 mLondon Village · 0 m · 0 m · 0 m · 0 m · 0 mBeneniem · 0 mLa Unión · 0 mU.S. Outlying Islands · 0 mDirck Gerritsz Laboratory · 0 mSt. Helena · 0 mLord Howe IslandNew CaledoniaKioreroaTokomaru BayNew CaledoniaYatalaoCosta RicaFrench Polynesiaoff New Zealand
Tsunami of 4 March 2021: off New Zealand
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
–New Caledonia1 m1,743 km
–Norfolk Island0.6 m1,435 km
–Norfolk Island0.6 m1,436 km
Puerto Ayora · 2 kmEcuador0.5 m9,679 km
Nambia Tri · 1 kmVanuatu0.3 m1,977 km
–Chile0.3 m8,948 km
Sydney · 0 kmVanuatu0.3 m1,769 km
Point Arena · 2 kmUnited States0.3 m9,413 km
Okiwi · 8 kmNew Zealand0.3 m984 km
Chañaral · 3 kmChile0.3 m10,040 km
Jackson Bay · 1 kmNew Zealand0.3 m2,014 km
–French Polynesia0.3 m4,503 km
Ouwenga · 1 kmNew Zealand0.2 m1,587 km
–French Polynesia0.2 m4,542 km
Amargos · 1 kmChile0.2 m9,011 km
Arica · 2 kmChile0.2 m10,552 km
Matarakau · 7 kmNew Zealand0.2 m1,555 km
Caldera · 1 kmChile0.2 m9,982 km
Callao · 4 kmPeru0.2 m10,309 km
Hanga Piko · 1 kmChile0.2 m6,550 km
Coliumo · 2 kmChile0.2 m9,241 km
Gisborne · 3 kmNew Zealand0.2 m1,082 km
Te Hāpua · 15 kmNew Zealand0.2 m1,050 km
–New Caledonia0.2 m1,821 km
Crescent City · 2 kmUnited States0.2 m9,609 km
Higashimachi · 0 kmJapan0.2 m7,629 km
Charleston · 1 kmNew Zealand0.2 m1,689 km
Paukūkalo · 1 kmUnited States0.2 m6,030 km
Coquimbo · 1 kmChile0.2 m9,764 km
Boca Vieja · 2 kmCosta Rica0.2 m10,825 km
Olivares del Pacífico · 13 kmChile0.2 m9,796 km
Monte Albán · 1 kmMexico0.2 m10,330 km
–French Polynesia0.2 m3,121 km
Salina Cruz · 1 kmMexico0.2 m10,152 km
Acapulco de Juárez · 1 kmMexico0.2 m9,760 km
Talcahuano · 3 kmChile0.2 m9,221 km
Cape Runaway · 13 kmNew Zealand0.2 m964 km
Wollongong · 6 kmAustralia0.2 m3,036 km
Sand Point · 0 kmUnited States0.2 m9,561 km
Coronel · 1 kmChile0.2 m9,198 km
Bahía Santa Cruz · 1 kmMexico0.2 m10,046 km
Kushimoto · 2 kmJapan0.2 m8,568 km
Port San Luis · 0 kmUnited States0.1 m9,312 km
Santa Fé · 2 kmChile0.1 m9,126 km
Quintero · 1 kmChile0.1 m9,577 km
Iquique · 1 kmChile0.1 m10,461 km
Guaneros Punta Patache · 1 kmChile0.1 m10,421 km
Cautivo · 1 kmEcuador0.1 m10,507 km
–Chile0.1 m9,721 km
Taltal · 1 kmChile0.1 m10,111 km
Hythe · 2 kmAustralia0.1 m3,507 km
Valparaíso · 1 kmChile0.1 m9,554 km
San Antonio · 2 kmChile0.1 m9,521 km
Moondarewa · 1 kmAustralia0.1 m2,859 km
Eden · 1 kmAustralia0.1 m3,143 km
Danipei · 1 kmMicronesia0.1 m4,837 km
Isla Los Pinos · 3 kmChile0.1 m9,054 km
Santa Cruz · 11 kmEcuador0.1 m9,699 km
Misiones de La Paz · 2 kmMexico0.1 m9,310 km
–Chile0.1 m10,138 km

Towns the wave reached

Puerto Ayora0.5 m · 2 km
Nambia Tri0.3 m · 1 km
Sydney0.3 m · 0 km
Point Arena0.3 m · 2 km
Okiwi0.3 m · 8 km
Chañaral0.3 m · 3 km
Jackson Bay0.3 m · 1 km
Ouwenga0.2 m · 1 km
Amargos0.2 m · 1 km
Arica0.2 m · 2 km
Matarakau0.2 m · 7 km
Caldera0.2 m · 1 km
Callao0.2 m · 4 km
Hanga Piko0.2 m · 1 km
Coliumo0.2 m · 2 km
Gisborne0.2 m · 3 km
Te Hāpua0.2 m · 15 km
Crescent City0.2 m · 2 km
Higashimachi0.2 m · 0 km
Charleston0.2 m · 1 km
Paukūkalo0.2 m · 1 km
Coquimbo0.2 m · 1 km
Boca Vieja0.2 m · 2 km
Olivares del Pacífico0.2 m · 13 km
Monte Albán0.2 m · 1 km
Salina Cruz0.2 m · 1 km
Acapulco de Juárez0.2 m · 1 km
Talcahuano0.2 m · 3 km
Cape Runaway0.2 m · 13 km
Wollongong0.2 m · 6 km

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