2010 Central Chile tsunami

Key facts

Date

Feb 27, 2010, 6:34 AM UTC

Cause

Earthquake

Magnitude

M8.8

Depth

22 km

Maximum documented water height

29.0 m

Deaths

558

Injuries

12,000

Damage

US$ 30,000 million

Observation records

690

Countries affected

24

Each dot is a documented observation site; colour and size show the observed water height. The triangle marks the source.

Tsunami arrival times

Documented arrival times from the NOAA/NCEI database, showing the earliest recorded location per country. Coverage is incomplete: a country without an entry was not necessarily spared.

1. 0:00 hEarthquake (origin) · Feb 27, 2010, 6:34 AM UTC
2. 0:03 hChile · Valparaiso · 1.29 m
3. 3:07 hPeru · D32412 Bpr, SW of Lima, Peru · 0.24 m
4. 6:09 hEcuador · Santa Cruz Island · 0.53 m
5. 7:00 hColombia · Tumaco · 0.12 m
6. 7:42 hCosta Rica · Quepos · 0.24 m
7. 8:11 hMexico · D43413 Bpr, 360 Nm SW Acapulco · 0.05 m
8. 8:57 hUnited States · D51406 Bpr, Southeast of Hawaii · 0.18 m
9. 9:02 hFrench Polynesia · Rikitea, Mangareva Island · 0.32 m
10. 10:41 hAntarctica · Scott Base (New Zealand) · 0.05 m
11. 11:36 hNew Zealand · Kaingaroa, Chatham Island · 0.63 m
12. 11:42 hCook Islands · Rarotonga · 0.33 m
13. 13:01 hUSA Territory · Pago Pago, American Samoa · 0.70 m
14. 13:14 hSamoa · Apia, Upolu Island · 0.42 m
15. 13:29 hTonga · D51426 Bpr, 400 Nm SE of Tonga · 0.04 m
16. 14:21 hAustralia · Spring Bay, Tasmania · 0.19 m
17. 16:12 hVanuatu · Port Vila, Efate Island · 0.22 m

171 places with a documented arrival time

Observations by country

Country	Observation records	Maximum documented water height	Deaths	Earliest arrival
Chile	444	29.0 m Constitucion	196	0:03 h
French Polynesia	52	3.85 m Taaoa, Hiva Oa	—	9:02 h
United States	70	1.20 m Pismo Beach, Ca	—	8:57 h
Russia	9	1.14 m Severo-Kurilsk, Paramushir Island	—	20:31 h
New Zealand	24	1.00 m Gisborne	—	11:36 h
Japan	6	0.82 m Hanasaki	—	22:11 h
USA Territory	7	0.70 m Pago Pago, American Samoa	—	13:01 h
Mexico	11	0.69 m Acapulco	—	8:11 h
Ecuador	7	0.53 m Santa Cruz Island	—	6:09 h
Australia	8	0.50 m Norfolk Island	—	14:21 h
Canada	11	0.49 m Port Alberni, British Columbia	—	16:36 h
Samoa	1	0.42 m Apia, Upolu Island	—	13:14 h
Papua New Guinea	1	0.37 m Manus Island, Admiralty Islands	—	20:11 h
Peru	2	0.36 m Callao la Punta	—	3:07 h
Cook Islands	2	0.33 m Rarotonga	—	11:42 h
China	22	0.32 m Jiaojiang	—	27:26 h
El Salvador	1	0.25 m Acajutla	—	—
Costa Rica	2	0.24 m Quepos	—	7:42 h
Vanuatu	1	0.22 m Port Vila, Efate Island	—	16:12 h
Taiwan	4	0.18 m Changkang (Taitung)	—	25:46 h
Philippines	1	0.16 m Currimao	—	25:45 h
Colombia	1	0.12 m Tumaco	—	7:00 h
Tonga	2	0.10 m Nukualofa (Nuku'alofa)	—	13:29 h
Antarctica	1	0.05 m Scott Base (New Zealand)	—	10:41 h

Individual documented observations for this event. Heights come from different measurement types and sources; not every location has a measured height.

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