Tsunami

Tsunami — Bay Of Bengal: W Of Car Nicobar Is

31 déc. 1881 · 8.52° N, 92.43° E

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Quand
31 déc. 1881
Type
Tsunami
Coordonnées
8.52° N, 92.43° E
Max water height m
1.22
Source quake magnitude
7.9
Runups
11

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1881 Nicobar Islands earthquake

Seismic event

The 1881 Nicobar Islands earthquake occurred at about 07:49 local time on 31 December, with an epicentre beneath Car Nicobar. It occurred as two separate ruptures, the largest of which had an estimated magnitude of 7.9 on the moment magnitude scale and triggered a tsunami that was observed around the Bay of Bengal. It is probably the earliest earthquake for which rupture parameters have been estimated instrumentally.

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