Region

Aiwo

Nauru · Oceania

Aiwo is a region of Nauru, 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

• 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
• 1999Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu · 6.6 m10 deaths

• Country Profile · Nauru

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