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Historic Tsunami
2017 Papua New Guinea Tsunami
22 January 2017 · Bougainville Island · Papua New Guinea
On 22 January 2017 at 04:30 UTC, a tsunami formed near Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. It was caused by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.0 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 3 people.
- Date
- 22 January 2017
- Time
- 04:30 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.9
- Highest Wave
- 0.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 145 km
- Deaths
- 3
- Source Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Triggering Earthquake
- 2017 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 0.0 mTarekukure, Taro Island · Solomon Islands · 145 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2007Solomon Islands · 12.1 m52 deaths
- 2000Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea · 3.0 m2 deaths
- 1994Papua New Guinea · 3.0 m4 deaths
- 1971Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea · 6.0 m3 deaths
- 1941Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea · 0.2 m4 deaths
- 1937Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · 2.5 m507 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth