TSUNAMI of 02 December 1996

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 occurred at 2216 UTC 02 DEC 1996
and was located in the vicinity of Southen Honshu, Japan (32.2N 131.2E).

The earthquake produced a small tsunami that was observed at the following
locations by the Japan Meteorological Association:


Location               Maximum Height


Nichinanaburatsu, Japan   21 cm
Hyugahososhima, Japan     04 cm
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