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The map of the epicenters of tsunamigenic earthquakes

Historical tsunamigenic sources in the western Sumatra. The most destructive events are marked by years. Events with no quantitative values of tsunami intensity (due to the lack of run-up data) are shown in grey.

List of major tsunamis in the West of Sumatra - Nicobar/Andaman Islands area

Date Source Lat Lon
Ms
I
Hmax Fat
1797/02/10 S of Nias 0.0 99.0
8.0
3.0
5.0 300
1833/11/24 SW Sumatra -3.3 102.2
8.2
2.5


1843/01/05 Nias I. 1.7 98.0
7.5
3.0
8.0
1861/02/16 S of Nias -1.0 97.8
8.5
3.0
5.0 3000
1881/12/31 Andaman Is. 12.0 92.4
7.9
1.0
5.0
1883/08/27 Krakatau -6.1 105.4
-
4.0
36.0 36417
1896/10/10 SW Sumatra -3.5 102.5
6.8
1.0


1907/01/04 NW Sumatra 2.0 94.5
7.6
2.0


1935/12/28 S of Nias -0.2 98.2
8.1
1.0


1941/06/26 Andaman Is. 12.5 92.3
8.1
2.0

5000
2004/12/26 NW Sumatra 3.3 95.8
9.3
4.0
34.6 297728
2005/03/28 NW Sumatra 2.1 97.0
8.7
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