TSUNAMIS OCCURRING BETWEEN 1891 AND 1961--Continued 



Source 



Remarks 



21 Dec. 1946 



6 Oct. 1947 



9 Feb. 1948 



8 Sept. 1948 



22 Aug. 1949 



20 Oct. 1949 

 29 Dec. 1949 



5 Oct. 1950 



23 Oct. 1950 

 14 Dec. 1950 



21 Aug. 1951 



Honshu, Japan 

 (Nankai Earthquake) 



Kononi, Messenia, 

 Greece 



Sea of Crete 



Tonga Island 



Queen Charlotte 

 Islands, Canada 



Solomon Sea 



Philippine Islands 



Costa Rica 



Guatemala 



Guerrero, Mexico 



Kona, Hawaii 



4 Mar. 



1952 Tokachi-Oki 



Earthquake, Japan 



17 Mar. 1952 South of Hawaii 



19 Mar. 1952 East of Mindanao, 

 Philippines 



13 July 1952 Near New Hebrides 

 Sept. 1952 Myojin Reef 



4 Nov. 1952 

 31 May 1953 



11 Aug. 1953 

 10 Sept. 1953 

 14 Sept. 1953 

 26 Nov. 1953 



12 Dec. 1955 



18 Jan. 1955 



19 Apr. 1955 



5 Mar. 1956 



Paramushir Island, 

 Kurile Islands 



Near Dominican 

 Republic 



Ionian Islands 



Cyprus 



Suva Earthquake 



Boso-Oki , Japan 



Peruvian Earthquake 



Central Chile 



North coast of 

 Hokkaido, Japan 



Damage on south coast of Japan (Kakayama Prefecture) ; 

 1,500 people killed on Shikoku Island. 



Large wave on coast of Methoni, believed caused by a 

 submarine landslide. 



Eight-foot wave. 



Minor tsunami in Hawaii. 



Two-foot wave at Ketchikan, Alaska. 



Minor (very slight) tsunami in Hawaii. 



Tsunami killed one person near Mercedes. 



Very slight tsunami in Hawaii. 



Very slight tsunami in Hawaii. 



Very slight tsunami in Hawaii. 



Cliff collapsed near Napoopoo creating a 12-foot wave 

 which destroyed a boat dock. 



Tsunami on Pacific coast of Hokkaido from Nemuro to 

 Hidaka (main damage in Kirittapu and Tokotan); mass 

 of ice accompanied the tsunami. 



Slight tsunami at Kalapana. 



Small tsunami. 



Small tsunami. 



Submarine volcano eruption at Myojin Reef (400 kilo- 

 meters south of Tokyo, Japan). Tsunami generated; 

 largest wave 24 September, presumed to have destroyed 

 hydrographic research vessel. 



East Kamchatka Earthquake. Large tsunami; maximum 

 height of 12 feet at Hilo, Hawaii. 



Very slight tsunami; amplitude of 0.2 foot at Puerto 

 Plata. 



Tsunami . 



Series of Waves at Paphus, Cyprus (no major damage). 

 Tsunami in Fiji Islands; amplitude of 0.7 foot. 

 Tsunami had maximum height of 3 meters at Choshi. 

 Wave amplitude of 3.2 feet at Talara, Peru. 

 Tsunami caused damage at LaVela, Venezuela. 

 Slight Tsunami in Hawaii. 



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