1998 |
Papua New Guinea
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7.0 |
10th Anniversary
At least
2,183 people killed, thousands injured, about 9,500
homeless and about 500 missing as a result of a tsunami
generated in the Sissano area. Maximum wave heights
estimated at 10 meters. Several villages were completely
destroyed and others extensively damaged. Maximum
recorded wave heights from selected tide stations
(one-half peak-to-trough, in cm) were as follows: 20 on
Miyake-jima; 15 at Tosa-Shimuzu, Shikoku; 13 at Muroto,
Shikoku; 12 at Naze, Amami O-shima; 10 on Tanega-shima;
10 at Kushimoto, Honshu. Other recorded wave heights
(peak to trough, in cm) were as follows: 6 at Jackson Bay
and 4.7 at Kaikoura, New Zealand; 5 on Yap. Felt along
much of the northern Papua New Guinea coast.
One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.
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