2013 Santa Cruz Islands tsunami

Key facts

Date

Feb 6, 2013, 1:12 AM UTC

Cause

Earthquake

Magnitude

M7.9

Depth

24 km

Maximum documented water height

11.0 m

Deaths

10

Injuries

15

Houses destroyed

588

Damage

US$ 36 million

Observation records

123

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 6, 2013, 1:12 AM UTC
2. 0:04 hSolomon Islands · Lata Wharf, Nendo Is, Santa Cruz Is · 1.04 m
3. 0:49 hVanuatu · Luganville · 0.27 m
4. 1:13 hPapua New Guinea · D55012 Bpr, Coral Sea · 0.17 m
5. 1:43 hNew Caledonia · Hienghene · 0.77 m
6. 2:32 hKiribati · Betio, Tarawa · 0.12 m
7. 2:48 hFiji · Suva, King's Wharf · 0.05 m
8. 3:21 hMarshall Islands, Rep. Of · Kwajalein, Marshall Islands · 0.12 m
9. 4:01 hSamoa · Apia, Upolu Island · 0.07 m
10. 4:17 hUSA Territory · Pago Pago, American Samoa · 0.12 m
11. 4:28 hMicronesia, Fed. States Of · D52403 Bpr, 430 Nm SW of Truk · 0.02 m
12. 5:01 hNew Zealand · Raoul Island, Boat Cove · 0.09 m
13. 5:06 hAustralia · Port Kembla · 0.08 m
14. 5:21 hTonga · Nukualofa (Nuku'alofa) · 0.04 m
15. 7:02 hUnited States · Honokohau, Hawaii, Hi · 0.07 m
16. 7:12 hFrench Polynesia · Papeete, Tahiti · 0.06 m
17. 8:12 hJapan · Kushimoto · 0.18 m

72 places with a documented arrival time

Observations by country

Country	Observation records	Maximum documented water height	Deaths	Earliest arrival
Solomon Islands	33	11.0 m Manoputi Village, Nendo Island	10	0:04 h
New Caledonia	4	0.77 m Hienghene	—	1:43 h
Japan	8	0.38 m Aburatsu	—	8:12 h
Vanuatu	3	0.33 m Port Vila, Efate Island	—	0:49 h
Australia	4	0.24 m Rosslyn Bay	—	5:06 h
Ecuador	2	0.23 m Santa Cruz Island	—	17:37 h
Peru	1	0.23 m Callao la Punta	—	18:17 h
United States	25	0.20 m Crescent City, Ca	—	7:02 h
Chile	8	0.20 m Coquimbo	—	18:44 h
New Zealand	5	0.18 m Korotiti Bay, Great Barrier Island	—	5:01 h
Papua New Guinea	3	0.17 m D55012 Bpr, Coral Sea	—	1:13 h
French Polynesia	2	0.16 m Hiva Oa Island, Marquesas Islands	—	7:12 h
Canada	8	0.13 m Port Alberni, British Columbia	—	—
USA Territory	4	0.12 m Pago Pago, American Samoa	—	4:17 h
Kiribati	2	0.12 m Betio, Tarawa	—	2:32 h
Marshall Islands, Rep. Of	1	0.12 m Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	—	3:21 h
Russia	1	0.10 m Severo-Kurilsk, Paramushir Island	—	10:03 h
Samoa	1	0.07 m Apia, Upolu Island	—	4:01 h
Fiji	2	0.06 m Lautoka	—	2:48 h
Mexico	1	0.06 m Cabo San Lucas	—	—
Philippines	1	0.04 m Legaspi	—	9:03 h
Tonga	1	0.04 m Nukualofa (Nuku'alofa)	—	5:21 h
Costa Rica	1	0.04 m Quepos	—	17:48 h
Micronesia, Fed. States Of	2	0.02 m D52403 Bpr, 430 Nm SW of Truk	—	4:28 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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