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National Tsunami Warning Center, NOAA/NWS
Tsunami of 15 November 2006
A
great earthquake with a moment magnitude of 8.3 occurred at 1114 UTC 15
November 2006 (day 319) and was located near the Kuril
Islands (46.577°N, 153.247°E, 26.7km depth - USGS location).
The earthquake produced a tsunami that was recorded at tide gages monitored at
the Tsunami Warning Centers. Many observatories provide data to the centers; such as
the NOAA National Ocean Service, the Japanese Meteorological Agency, the U. of
Hawaii Sea Level Center, the Chilean Navy, and the National Tidal Facility in
Australia among others. Click on the site name to see a graph of the
tsunami, when available. Listed wave heights are maximum peak-to-trough height
in cm. Observed Arrival time is the actual tsunami arrival time in UTC on gages
where it could be determined. The Computed Arrival time is the estimated time
of arrival computed at the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC)
based on the origin time and location. The Sample Interval column shows the
time between samples.
For additional information about this tsunami see PMEL's Tsunami
Research Web Page and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's homepage .
Travel Time Map (click to enlarge)
|
Tide gage |
Peak Wave height (cm, p-t) |
Observed Initial Arrival time (UTC) |
Computed Initial Arrival time (UTC) |
Initial motion |
Sample Interval (min) |
Data File (Julian Day Starts at 0000 UTC) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
1423 |
1423 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
55 |
1337 |
|
rise |
.25 |
||
|
36 |
|
|
? |
1 |
||
|
32 |
|
|
rise |
1 |
||
|
21 |
|
1615 |
? |
.25 |
||
|
5 |
|
1729 |
? |
1 |
||
|
92 |
1320 |
1324 |
rise |
.25 |
||
|
25 |
|
1743 |
? |
1 |
||
|
5.8 |
1740 |
1742 |
fall |
1 |
||
|
37 |
2100 |
2043 |
fall |
1 |
||
|
118 |
1930 |
1939 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
176 |
1945 |
1938 |
? |
1 |
||
|
10 |
|
1938 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
25 |
2055 |
2054 |
fall |
1 |
||
|
22 |
|
|
? |
1 |
||
|
62 |
1950 |
1951 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
115 |
|
2018 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
|
17 |
|
|
? |
1 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
? |
1 |
||
|
30 |
2020 |
2023 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
79 |
|
2033 |
? |
1 |
||
|
30 |
2122 |
2046 |
fall |
1 |
||
|
|
46 |
|
|
? |
6 |
|
|
82 |
|
0700 11/16 |
? |
6 |
||
|
76 |
|
|
fall |
6 |
||
|
75 |
|
|
? |
6 |
||
|
64 |
0730 11/16 |
0703 11/16 |
fall |
6 |
||
|
40 |
0730 11/16 |
0715 11/16 |
rise |
6 |
||
|
97 |
|
|
? |
6 |
||
|
18 |
|
2212 |
|
6 |
||
|
3.3 |
|
2113 |
? |
6 |
||
|
Nuku Hiva, Fr. Polynesia |
88 |
|
2233 |
|
6 |
|
|
62 |
0330 11/16 |
0324 11/16 |
rise |
2 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
? |
4 |
|
|
|
98 |
1803 |
1806 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
34 |
1740 |
1745 |
fall |
1 |
||
|
152 |
1751 |
1757 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
88 |
1723 |
1723 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
|
60 |
1311 |
|
? |
|
|
|
|
40 |
1316 |
|
? |
|
|
|
80 |
1229 |
1222 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
|
40 |
1243 |
|
? |
|
|
|
13 |
|
1546 |
? |
1 |
||
|
83 |
1305 |
1248 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
16 |
1310 |
1305 |
? |
1 |
||
|
|
120 |
1249 |
|
? |
|
|
|
80 |
|
1446 |
? |
1 |
||
|
|
6 |
|
1912 |
? |
4 |
|
|
28 |
1650 |
1650 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
96 |
1525 |
1521 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
11 |
|
1808 |
? |
6 |
||
|
|
21 |
0120 11/16 |
0120 11/16 |
fall |
6 |
|
|
Niue, |
13 |
|
2122 |
? |
6 |
|
|
6.6 |
|
2003 |
? |
1 |
||
|
38 |
|
1931 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
112 |
|
|
? |
1 |
||
|
34 |
1945 |
1941 |
? |
1 |
||
|
13 |
1820 |
1818 |
fall |
6 |
||
|
|
24 |
|
|
? |
6 |
|
|
73 |
|
0557 11/16 |
? |
6 |
||
|
57 |
|
2036 |
? |
6 |
||
|
7 |
2000 |
1947 |
? |
6 |
||
|
Betio, |
5 |
|
|
? |
6 |
|
|
9 |
|
2148 |
? |
6 |
||
|
|
6 |
1930 |
1929 |
? |
6 |
|
|
29 |
2120 |
2100 |
rise |
6 |
||
|
22 |
1503 |
1515 |
rise |
1 |
||
|
5 |
|
1927 |
? |
1 |
