2015 Central Chile tsunami

Key facts

Date

Sep 16, 2015, 10:54 PM UTC

Cause

Earthquake

Magnitude

M8.3

Depth

22 km

Maximum documented water height

13.6 m

Deaths

15

Injuries

14

Houses destroyed

2,305

Damage

US$ 600 million

Observation records

1,263

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) · Sep 16, 2015, 10:54 PM UTC
2. 0:10 hChile · Coquimbo · 4.67 m
3. 1:56 hPeru · Matarani · 0.20 m
4. 5:46 hEcuador · Santa Cruz Island · 0.56 m
5. 7:20 hCosta Rica · Quepos · 0.15 m
6. 7:44 hMexico · D43413 Bpr, 360 Nm SW Acapulco · 0.02 m
7. 8:27 hEl Salvador · Acajutla · 0.17 m
8. 9:36 hFrench Polynesia · Rikitea (Gambier), Mangareva Island · 0.35 m
9. 12:23 hCook Islands · Rarotonga · 0.22 m
10. 12:52 hUnited States · La Jolla, Ca · 0.11 m
11. 13:03 hNew Zealand · Raoul Island, Boat Cove · 0.20 m
12. 13:35 hUSA Territory · Pago Pago, American Samoa · 0.68 m
13. 13:40 hKiribati · Christmas Island, Line Islands · 0.09 m
14. 15:54 hNew Caledonia · Ouinne · 0.24 m
15. 16:20 hCanada · Cape Scott, Vancouver Island, Bc · 0.07 m
16. 18:20 hSolomon Islands · Lata Wharf, Nendo Is, Santa Cruz Is · 0.23 m
17. 19:28 hAustralia · Esperance · 0.10 m

144 places with a documented arrival time

Observations by country

Country	Observation records	Maximum documented water height	Deaths	Earliest arrival
Chile	1082	13.6 m La Cebada	8	0:10 h
French Polynesia	4	1.37 m Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas Islands	—	9:36 h
United States	53	0.91 m Hilo, Hawaii, Hi	—	12:52 h
Japan	49	0.78 m Kujiko	—	22:05 h
USA Territory	4	0.68 m Pago Pago, American Samoa	—	13:35 h
Ecuador	3	0.56 m Santa Cruz Island	—	5:46 h
Peru	3	0.52 m Callao la Punta	—	1:56 h
Costa Rica	2	0.50 m Cocos Island	—	7:20 h
Russia	1	0.44 m Malokuril'skaya Bay, Shikotan	—	20:55 h
Mexico	17	0.43 m Puerto Chiapas	—	7:44 h
New Zealand	16	0.42 m Owenga, Chatham Island	—	13:03 h
New Caledonia	7	0.24 m Ouinne	—	15:54 h
Solomon Islands	2	0.23 m Lata Wharf, Nendo Is, Santa Cruz Is	—	18:20 h
Cook Islands	1	0.22 m Rarotonga	—	12:23 h
Vanuatu	3	0.21 m Port Vila, Efate Island	—	—
Samoa	1	0.20 m Apia, Upolu Island	—	—
El Salvador	2	0.17 m Acajutla	—	8:27 h
Australia	3	0.10 m Esperance	—	19:28 h
Canada	3	0.10 m Tofino (Clayoquot),British Columbia	—	16:20 h
Philippines	2	0.10 m Davao	—	—
Tonga	2	0.09 m Nukualofa (Nuku'alofa)	—	—
Kiribati	1	0.09 m Christmas Island, Line Islands	—	13:40 h
Fiji	1	0.04 m Suva, King's Wharf	—	—
Panama	1	0.03 m D32411 Bpr, 710 Nm Wsw of Panama	—	—

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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