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Historic Tsunami
1941 Costa Rica Tsunami
5 December 1941 · Costa Rica-Panama · Costa Rica
On 5 December 1941 at 20:46 UTC, a tsunami formed near Costa Rica-Panama, Costa Rica. It was caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.2 m high. It was observed at 5 locations. It killed at least 6 people.
- Date
- 5 December 1941
- Time
- 20:46 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.6
- Highest Wave
- 0.2 m
- Observation Sites
- 5
- Furthest Reach
- 228 km
- Deaths
- 6
- Source Country
- Costa Rica
- Triggering Earthquake
- M 7.6, 1941
Highest Waves
- 0.2 mPuntarenas · Costa Rica · 228 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2012Costa Rica · 0.2 m2 deaths
- 1991Limon, Pandora, Costa Rica · 3.0 m90 deaths
- 1983Costa Rica · 0.1 m6 deaths
- 1950Costa Rica-Nicaragua, Nicaragua · 2.0 m
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth