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Historic Tsunami
1996 Russia Tsunami
2 January 1996 · Karymskoye, Kamchatka · Russia
On 2 January 1996 at 15:40 UTC, a tsunami formed near Karymskoye, Kamchatka, Russia. It was caused by a volcanic eruption. Waves reached up to 30.0 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It is the 40th highest of the tsunamis recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 2 January 1996
- Time
- 15:40 UTC
- Cause
- Volcanic eruption
- Highest Wave
- 30.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 6 km
- Source Country
- Russia
- Triggering Volcano
- Karymsky
- Triggering Eruption
- Karymsky, 1996
Highest Waves
- 30.0 mKarymskoye Lake · Russia · 6 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2025Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia · 17.0 m1 deaths
- 1997Kamchatka, Russia · 8.0 m
- 1969Kamchatka, Russia · 15.0 m
- 1952Kamchatka, Russia · 23.0 m10,000 deaths
- 1923Kamchatka, Russia · 20.0 m18 deaths
- 1923Kamchatka, Russia · 8.0 m3 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth