What the records say
- When
- 18 Jul 1979
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 8.60° S, 123.50° E
- Deaths
- 1239
- Injuries
- 32
- Max water height m
- 9
- Runups
- 1
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page