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Tsunamis in Kenya

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Kenya: 5 events and 10 recorded places; the highest wave 6 m; 1 deaths on these coasts.

5Tsunamis
10Places the wave reached
6 mHighest wave
1Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

5 November 1930 · 6 m26 December 2004 · 3 m26 December 2004 · 0.7 m26 December 2004 · 0.5 m26 December 2004 · 0.5 m28 March 2005 · 0.1 m15 January 2022 · 0 m12 September 2007 · 0 m26 December 200426 December 2004
Tsunamis in Kenya
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Every tsunami

DateCausePlaces the wave reachedHighest waveDeaths
15 January 2022off Tongavolcanic eruption10 m
12 September 2007off Indonesiaearthquake10 m
28 March 2005Indonesiaearthquake10.1 m
26 December 2004off Indonesiaearthquake63 m1
5 November 1930off Kenyaearthquake16 m

Towns the wave reached