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Integrated Surface Dataset (Global) 219 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD) is composed of worldwide surface weather observations from over 35,000 stations, though the best spatial coverage is evident in... -
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NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database, 2100 BC to Present 25 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Global Historical Tsunami Database provides information on over 2,400 tsunamis from 2100 BC to the present in the the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; and... -
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ETOPO1 1 Arc-Minute Global Relief Model 15 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In August 2008, the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), developed the ETOPO1 Global... -
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July 1993 Hokkaido, Japan Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On July 12, 1993, a magnitude 7.6 Ms (7.7 Mw) (HRV) earthquake at 13:17 UT in the Sea of Japan near Hokkaido caused a back-arc tsunami that caused damage in all of... -
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October 1918 Puerto Rico, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At 10:14 am local time on October 11th, 1918, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck in Mona Passage, west of Puerto Rico. The shock was immediately followed by a tsunami... -
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December 2004 Sumatra, Indonesia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The December 26, 2004 magnitude 9.1 Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake (3.316 N, 95.854 E, depth 30 km) generated a tsunami that was observed worldwide and caused... -
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H12325: NOS Hydrographic Survey , Approaches to Kuskokwim River, Alaska, 2011-09-17
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data in support of nautical chart compilation for safe... -
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H12328: NOS Hydrographic Survey , Approaches to Kuskokwim River, Alaska, 2011-09-15
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data in support of nautical chart compilation for safe... -
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H12326: NOS Hydrographic Survey , Approaches to Kuskokwim River, Alaska, 2011-09-16
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data in support of nautical chart compilation for safe... -
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November 1952 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The tsunami was generated by a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) earthquake on Kamchatka where it caused severe damage. The tsunami then struck Midway (3,000 kilometers away), the... -
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September 2009 Samoa Islands, Samoa Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 149 people killed in Samoa, 34 killed in American Samoa and 9 killed, 7 injured and 500 displaced on Niuatoputapu, Tonga. Widespread damage to infrastructure... -
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May 1960 Puerto Montt, Valdivia, Chile Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On May 22, 1960, a Mw 9.5 earthquake, the largest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded, occurred in southern Chile. The series of earthquakes that followed ravaged... -
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September 1992 Masachapa, Nicaragua Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 116 people killed, more than 68 missing and over 13,500 left homeless in Nicaragua. At least 1,300 houses and 185 fishing boats were destroyed along the west... -
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January 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
According to official estimates, 222,570 people killed, 300,000 injured, 1.3 million displaced, 97,294 houses destroyed and 188,383 damaged in the Port-au-Prince area... -
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October 1994 Shikotan, Kuril Islands, Russia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred in the southern Kurils and on northern Hokkaido on Tuesday, October 5, 1994, (October 4 at 13:23 GMT). It was a sudden event,... -
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March 1964 Prince William Sound, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Prince William Sound magnitude 9.2 Mw earthquake on March 28, 1964 at 03:36 GMT (March 27 at 5:36 pm local time), was the largest U.S. earthquake ever recorded... -
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July 1998 Sissano, Papua New Guinea Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 2,183 people killed, thousands injured, about 9,500 homeless and about 500 missing as a result of a tsunami generated in the Sissano area. Maximum wave... -
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April 1946 Unimak Island, USA Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On April 1, 1946, at 12:29 [local time] a rather strong magnitude 8.6 earthquake occurred with source to the south of Unimak Island, causing one of the most... -
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May 1983 Akita, Honshu, Japan Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The tsunami generated by a magnitude 7.9 (Mw) earthquake destroyed 700 boats and 59 houses for a total of $800 million in property damage in Japan (1983 dollars). One... -
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April 2007 Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
An earthquake measuring 8.1 struck 345 kilometers northwest of the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara at 0740 local time on 2 April. (2040 GMT 1 April). The earthquake...