The tsunami registered in Chile on September 16, 2015 recorded the largest inundation distance in all of Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2020. On that day, the flood caused by the tsunami in Limarí reached a distance of almost four kilometers. The inundation caused by a tsunami in Lagunilla, Peru on August 15, 2007 recorded the second largest flood distance, at around two kilometers.
Tsunamis causing the largest inundations in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2022, by location
(in meters)
* If more than one event was registered on a given date, this list only includes the event and location with the highest measurement.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (May 22, 2023). Tsunamis causing the largest inundations in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2022, by location (in meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205059/tsunami-flood-distance-latin-america-country/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Tsunamis causing the largest inundations in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2022, by location (in meters)." Chart. May 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205059/tsunami-flood-distance-latin-america-country/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2023). Tsunamis causing the largest inundations in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2022, by location (in meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205059/tsunami-flood-distance-latin-america-country/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Tsunamis Causing The Largest Inundations in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2000 to 2022, by Location (in Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205059/tsunami-flood-distance-latin-america-country/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tsunamis causing the largest inundations in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2022, by location (in meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205059/tsunami-flood-distance-latin-america-country/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Tsunamis causing the largest inundations in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2022, by location (in meters) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, May 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205059/tsunami-flood-distance-latin-america-country/
