TSUNAMI of 26 November 1999

A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 occurred at 1321 UTC 26 November 1999 and was located near the Vanuatu Islands.(16.3S 168.3E).

The earthquake produced a tsunami that was recorded at the following tide gages (operated by the National Tidal Facility of the Flinders University of South Australia, NOAA/National Ocean Survey, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center): 

Location                         Maximum Observed Height                     


Port Vila, Vanuatu               Approx. 1.2m ptt = Peak to Trough
Lautoka, Fiji                    Approx. 25cm ptt
Funafuti, Tuvalu                 < 10cm ptt
Nauru                            < 10cm ptt
Apia, Samoa                      Approx. 10cm ptt
Pago Pago, American Samoa        20cm ptt
Niue                             15cm ptt
Kwajalein, Marshall Is.          < 10cm ptt
Papeete, Tahiti                  < 10cm
Chatham I., New Zealand          10cm
Wake I.                          < 10cm
Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii        20cm ptt
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii           10cm ptt
Kahului, Maui,  Hawaii           20cm ptt
Kawaihae, Hawaii, Hawaii         < 10cm
Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii             10cm
Pt. San Luis, California         10cm

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