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Historic Tsunami
1976 Guatemala Tsunami
4 February 1976 · Guatemala
On 4 February 1976 at 09:01 UTC, a tsunami formed near Guatemala. It was caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.1 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 23,000 people and injured 76,000. It is the 9th deadliest of the tsunamis recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 4 February 1976
- Time
- 09:01 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.5
- Highest Wave
- 0.1 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 139 km
- Deaths
- 23,000
- Injuries
- 76,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 255,000
- Estimated Damage
- 2.1 billion US dollars
- Source Country
- Guatemala
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1976 Guatemala Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 0.1 mPuerto Cortes · Honduras · 139 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2012Guatemala · 0.4 m48 deaths
- 2009Off Coast of Honduras, Honduras · 4.0 m7 deaths
- 2007Juan de Grijalva, Chiapas, Mexico · 50.0 m19 deaths
- 2001El Salvador · 0.3 m844 deaths
- 1992Nicaragua · 9.9 m170 deaths
- 1902El Salvador-Guatemala, El Salvador · 2.0 m185 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth