1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami

An undersea earthquake on 17 July struck about 18 miles, or 29 kilometres, off the northwest coast of Papua New Guinea, and the wave came ashore there shortly afterwards. A United States Geological Survey study examined whether the source of the wave was the earthquake itself or a submarine landslide, and the catalogue records both. The reported result was 2,000 dead and 500 missing.

Date and time (UTC)

1998-07-17T08:49

Highest recorded water height (m)

15.03

Cause, as the catalogue records it

earthquake and landslide

Magnitude of the causing earthquake

7

Deaths, as sources state them

2,000 dead, 500 missing

NCEI event page

www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/2281

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, landslide, papua new guinea, pacific

Coordinates: -2.943, 142.582

Part of Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1950 to 1999

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