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1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami: 12 December 1992: Flores: 1,490 deaths in Maumere and 700 in Babi Island. 3–4 metres wave run up heights occurred along the eastern coasts of Maumere, Maximum run up height of 26 metres (85 feet) at Riangkroko village. 1994 Java earthquake: 3 June 1994: Eastern coasts of Java, Bali 250 deaths caused by tsunami.
Eyewitnesses from the funfair recalled the tsunami struck with a height nearly as high as the light pole, with dozens, including children, reportedly dragged by the rushing wave. [38] Indonesian officials stated that most of those who died were found inside villas and hotels, especially those located at Carita Beach, Banten. At least 24 people ...
6.6 m (22 ft) in maximum tsunami height and run-up of 4.63 m (15.2 ft) at Wandoor Beach; Meanwhile, in the Little Andaman, tsunami waves impinged on the eastern shore about 25 to 30 minutes after the earthquake in a four-wave cycle of which the fourth tsunami was the most devastating with a wave height of about 10 m (33 ft).
On 9 March 1957 an 8.6 earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, triggering a tsunami. The wave was highest on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands, where it was as high as 23 m (75 ft), [150] and where a run-up height of 12 to 15 metres (39 to 49 ft) was observed at Scotch Cap Light, [151] Trappers Cove recorded a wave height of 13.7 m (45 ft ...
The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) confirmed that a tsunami had been triggered, with its height reaching an estimated maximum of 4 to 7 metres (13 to 23 ft), striking the settlements of Palu, Donggala and Mamuju along its path. [15] The earthquake caused major soil liquefaction in areas in and around Palu. [16]
A diagram of the Dart II System A tsunami buoy Water column height on 11 March 2011 (TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami) at DART buoy 21413, 690 NM Southeast of Tokyo Plot of measurements from DART buoy 34142 showing the passage of the tsunami generated by the 2010 Chile earthquake.
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Tsunami runups following eyewitness accounts of waves were recorded being 35 m in height (waves landing at the height of 35 m), [2] Such high and fast waves arising from the epicentre by megathrusts were later found to be due to splay faults, secondary faults arising due to cracking of the sea floor to jut upwards in seconds, causing waves ...