What the records say
- When
- 3 Feb 1923
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 54.49° N, 160.47° E
- Deaths
- 3
- Damage musd
- 1.5
- Max water height m
- 8
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.4
- Runups
- 21
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
February 1923 Kamchatka earthquake
Earthquake
The February 1923 Kamchatka earthquake occurred on 4 February 1923. The epicenter was on the southeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The earthquake triggered a tsunami with wave heights up to eight metres, causing damage as far away as Hawaii. The maximum perceived Mercalli intensity was XI (Extreme). The tsunami caused two deaths in Kamchatka and one in Hawaii.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page