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Historic Tsunami
1922 Chile Tsunami
11 November 1922 · Northern Chile · Chile
On 11 November 1922 at 04:32 UTC, a tsunami formed near Northern Chile, Chile. It was caused by a magnitude 8.5 earthquake. Waves reached up to 5.5 m high. It was observed at 40 locations in 10 countries or territories, up to 18,853 km from its source. It killed at least 700 people.
- Date
- 11 November 1922
- Time
- 04:32 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 8.5
- Highest Wave
- 5.5 m
- Observation Sites
- 40
- Furthest Reach
- 18,853 km
- Deaths
- 700
- Source Country
- Chile
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1922 Vallenar Earthquake
Countries and Territories Reached
Number of observations, highest wave and deaths in each country.
- 13Chile · 5.5 m220 deaths
- 1Peru · 2.4 m
- 5United States of America · 2.1 m
- 10Japan · 0.3 m
- 1Australia · 0.2 m
- 3New Zealand · 0.2 m
- 1Canada · 0.1 m
- 2Philippines · 0.1 m
- 3Taiwan
- 1Samoa
Highest Waves
- 5.5 mCaldera · Chile · 167 km20 deaths
- 5.5 mChanaral · Chile · 227 km
- 5.5 mHuasco · Chile · 135 km
- 4.6 mCoquimbo · Chile · 234 km200 deaths
- 2.4 mCallao · Peru · 1,952 km
- 2.1 mHilo, Hawaii, Hi · United States of America · 10,583 km
- 0.9 mPago Pago, American Samoa · United States of America · 10,299 km
- 0.3 mHonolulu, Oahu, Hi · United States of America · 10,924 km
- 0.3 mAyukawa · Japan · 16,918 km
- 0.3 mHanasaki · Japan · 16,449 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2015Central Chile, Chile · 13.6 m15 deaths
- 1983Northern Chile, Chile · 0.2 m5 deaths
- 1971Central Chile, Chile · 0.6 m83 deaths
- 1966Northern Chile, Chile · 0.4 m3 deaths
- 1943Central Chile, Chile · 1.0 m11 deaths
- 1936Northern Chile, Chile · 1.0 m1 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth