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Looking back toward the coast from about one-fifth km inland near the Arop school site. Tsunami sand was deposited more than 650 m inland at this location. Tsunami deposits were gray colored sand typically overlying brown, rooted soil. The sand particles were larger near the shore. In places, plants were bent over and buried by the sand or removed entirely by the tsunami. Image Credit: L. Dengler. Humboldt State University 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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