2023 Dickson Fjord landslide and tsunami

A landslide on 16 September 2023 entered Dickson Fjord, in a very remote part of eastern Greenland. The water set in motion within the confined fjord produced seismic waves that were measurable worldwide.

Date and time (UTC)
2023-09-16T12:35
Highest recorded water height (m)
200
Cause, as the catalogue records it
landslide
NCEI event page
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/5911

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: landslide, greenland, fjord, seismic signal

Coordinates: 72.81, -26.95

Part of Tsunamis with waves of 30 metres or more since 1950

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