Tsunamis in Wallis and Futuna

In a total of 2 tidal waves classified as a tsunami since 1993 a total of 0 people died in Wallis and Futuna. Tsunamis therefore occur only rarely here.

The strongest tidal wave registered in Wallis and Futuna so far reached a height of 4.5 meters. At this Tsunami on 09/29/2009 no losses of human lifes have been registered.

The biggest impact in terms of lifes, injuries, destroyed homes and economy had been a tsunami on 03/12/1993.

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The marked positions on the map represent the most effected regions within the past 30 years.

Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes or other seismic eruptions on ground of an oceans and can cause massive tidal waves, which run with enormous force on land, causing great devastation. Especially in regions with only few tsunamis, the damage is often drastic, as the population does not expect tsunamis and thus hardly takes any protective measures. Even relatively small flood waves can lead to high losses and financial damage.

The largest tsunamis in Wallis and Futuna since 1993

Date	Cause	max wave height	Deaths	Total damage
09/29/2009	Earthquake in Samoa (Samoa Islands) with a magnitude of 8.1. The tsunami also reached American Samoa, United States, Tonga, Samoa, . A total of 192 humans died.	4.5 m	0
03/12/1993	Earthquake in Wallis and Futuna (Futuna) with a magnitude of 6.4.	0 m	0

These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Global Historical Tsunami Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated.