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2024 Vanuatu Tsunami
17 December 2024 · Vanuatu Islands · Vanuatu
On 17 December 2024 at 01:47 UTC, a tsunami formed near Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu. It was caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. Waves reached up to 0.3 m high. It was observed at 2 locations. It killed at least 14 people and injured 265.
- Date
- 17 December 2024
- Time
- 01:47 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.3
- Highest Wave
- 0.3 m
- Observation Sites
- 2
- Furthest Reach
- 242 km
- Deaths
- 14
- Injuries
- 265
- Estimated Damage
- 100 million US dollars
- Source Country
- Vanuatu
- Triggering Earthquake
- 2024 Port Vila Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 0.3 mPort Vila, Efate Island · Vanuatu · 30 km
- 0.2 mLenakel, Tanna · Vanuatu · 242 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2018Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia · 4.0 m
- 2015Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu · 8.0 m
- 2010Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu · 4.1 m
- 2002Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu · 3.0 m
- 1999Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu · 6.6 m10 deaths
- 1965Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu · 7.0 m
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth