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Historic Tsunami
1952 Norway Tsunami
9 January 1952 · Mid-Norway · Norway
On 9 January 1952 at 08:00 UTC, a tsunami formed near Mid-Norway, Norway. It was caused by a landslide. Waves reached up to 2.0 m high.
- Date
- 9 January 1952
- Time
- 08:00 UTC
- Cause
- Landslide
- Highest Wave
- 2.0 m
- Source Country
- Norway
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1978Norway: Rissa, Norway · 6.8 m1 deaths
- 1936Lake Lovatnet, Norway · 74.0 m
- 1936Lake Lovatnet, Norway · 40.0 m
- 1936Loen, Norway · 74.0 m73 deaths
- 1934Tafjord, Norway · 62.3 m41 deaths
- 1905Loen, Norway · 40.5 m61 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth