What the records say
- When
- 23 Jan 1855
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 41.25° S, 175.00° E
- Max water height m
- 11
- Source quake magnitude
- 8
- Runups
- 29
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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