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Air photo taken east of the lagoon and Arop villages #1 and #2. Before the tsunami, transportation from the Arop villages to Malol and Aitape was mainly by boat through the marsh areas seen here. The tsunami penetrated about 0.5 km inland in this area. The yellow areas near the edge of the inundation zones are tree trunks. Image Credit: National Mapping Bureau of Papua New Guinea July 17, 1998 Miyake-Jima Papua New Guinea earthquake 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. Event Data:
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