What the records say
- When
- 26 Jun 1941
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 11.94° N, 92.63° E
- Max water height m
- 1.5
- Source quake magnitude
- 8
- Runups
- 2
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1941 Andaman Islands earthquake
Earthquake in Southeast Asia
The 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake struck the Andaman Islands on June 26 with a magnitude of 7.7 to 8.1. Details of this event are poorly known as much of Southeast Asia was in the turmoil of World War II. The quake caused severe damage in the Andaman Islands. The tsunami it triggered was reported along the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India and British Ceylon.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page