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0.3 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 17 December 2024: off Vanuatu

A tsunami started off the coast of Vanuatu on 17 December 2024; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.3 m. It is recorded at 2 places.

17 December 202401:47 UTC
earthquakeCause · M7.3
–Deaths
2Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Nambia Tri · 0.3 mSydney · 0.2 moff Vanuatu
Tsunami of 17 December 2024: off Vanuatu
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Nambia Tri · 1 kmVanuatu0.3 m30 km
Sydney · 0 kmVanuatu0.2 m242 km

Towns the wave reached

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