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Historic Tsunami
2005 Guatemala Tsunami
6 October 2005 · Lago de Atitlan · Guatemala
On 6 October 2005 at 11:50 UTC, a tsunami formed near Lago de Atitlan, Guatemala. It was caused by a landslide. Waves reached up to 4.0 m high.
- Date
- 6 October 2005
- Time
- 11:50 UTC
- Cause
- Landslide
- Highest Wave
- 4.0 m
- Source Country
- Guatemala
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2017South Mexico, Mexico · 2.7 m98 deaths
- 2012Guatemala · 0.4 m48 deaths
- 2007Juan de Grijalva, Chiapas, Mexico · 50.0 m19 deaths
- 2001El Salvador · 0.3 m844 deaths
- 1976Guatemala · 0.1 m23,000 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