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Miyake-Jima, Papua New Guinea Images |
At least 2,183 people killed, thousands injured, about 9,500 homeless and
about 500 missing as a result of a tsunami generated in the Sissano area. Maximum
wave heights estimated at 15 meters. Several villages were completely destroyed and
others extensively damaged. Maximum recorded wave heights from selected tide stations
(peak-to-trough, in cm) were as follows: 40 on Miyake-jima; 30 at Tosa-Shimuzu, Shikoku;
26 at Muroto, Shikoku; 24 at Naze, Amami O-shima; 20 on Tanega-shima; 20 at Kushimoto,
Honshu; 6 at Jackson Bay and 4.7 at Kaikoura, New Zealand; 5 on Yap. Felt along much
of the northern Papua New Guinea coast.
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