Region

Tuamotu Archipelago

French Polynesia · Oceania

Tuamotu Archipelago is a region of French Polynesia, in Oceania. It lies on the Pacific Plate. Records include 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts.

Tectonic Plates

• Pacific Plate

Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts

• 1977Tonga Trench, Tonga · 0.4 m1 deaths
• 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths

• Country Profile · French Polynesia

Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002