2014 Northern Chile tsunami

Key facts

Date

Apr 1, 2014, 11:46 PM UTC

Cause

Earthquake

Magnitude

M8.2

Depth

25 km

Maximum documented water height

4.63 m

Deaths

7

Damage

US$ 100 million

Observation records

205

Countries affected

18

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) · Apr 1, 2014, 11:46 PM UTC
2. 0:05 hChile · Pisagua · 2.12 m
3. 0:35 hPeru · Matarani · 0.58 m
4. 4:02 hEcuador · Santa Cruz Island · 0.57 m
5. 5:44 hCosta Rica · Quepos · 0.06 m
6. 6:39 hMexico · D43413 Bpr, 360 Nm SW Acapulco · 0.01 m
7. 10:36 hFrench Polynesia · Hiva Oa Island, Marquesas Islands · 0.55 m
8. 11:32 hUnited States · D46412 Bpr, W-SW of San Diego, Ca · 0.01 m
9. 14:31 hUSA Territory · Palmyra Island · 0.02 m
10. 14:33 hNew Zealand · Lottin Point · 0.10 m
11. 15:02 hTonga · Nukualofa (Nuku'alofa) · 0.06 m
12. 15:14 hSamoa · Apia, Upolu Island · 0.10 m
13. 15:25 hCanada · Bamfield, British Columbia · 0.03 m
14. 16:35 hFiji · Suva, King's Wharf · 0.04 m
15. 17:55 hNew Caledonia · Lifou Island · 0.04 m
16. 18:10 hVanuatu · Port Vila, Efate Island · 0.20 m
17. 18:51 hSolomon Islands · Lata Wharf, Nendo Is, Santa Cruz Is · 0.06 m

114 places with a documented arrival time

Observations by country

Country	Observation records	Maximum documented water height	Deaths	Earliest arrival
Chile	81	4.63 m Cal. Camarones	—	0:05 h
Peru	4	0.58 m Matarani	—	0:35 h
United States	43	0.57 m Hilo, Hawaii, Hi	—	11:32 h
Ecuador	2	0.57 m Santa Cruz Island	—	4:02 h
Japan	13	0.55 m Kujiko	—	20:45 h
French Polynesia	4	0.55 m Hiva Oa Island, Marquesas Islands	—	10:36 h
USA Territory	4	0.35 m Pago Pago, American Samoa	—	14:31 h
New Zealand	16	0.30 m Waitangi, Chatham Island	—	14:33 h
Mexico	9	0.22 m Zihuatanejo	—	6:39 h
Australia	4	0.20 m Esperance	—	20:09 h
Vanuatu	2	0.20 m Port Vila, Efate Island	—	18:10 h
New Caledonia	2	0.12 m Ouinne	—	17:55 h
Samoa	1	0.10 m Apia, Upolu Island	—	15:14 h
Canada	14	0.07 m Tofino (Clayoquot),British Columbia	—	15:25 h
Solomon Islands	2	0.06 m Lata Wharf, Nendo Is, Santa Cruz Is	—	18:51 h
Tonga	1	0.06 m Nukualofa (Nuku'alofa)	—	15:02 h
Costa Rica	1	0.06 m Quepos	—	5:44 h
Fiji	2	0.04 m Lautoka	—	16:35 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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