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Looking back towards the sea from near Arop Community School. Water-filled craters remain where 30 m trees were uprooted. The tsunami stripped the ground of all vegetation and deposited sand. Image Credit: Hugh Davies. University of PNG 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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