January 2022 Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami
The January 15, 2022 volcanic eruption occurred near Tonga in the South Pacific.
CDIP's Scripps Pier pressure sensor recorded a clear tsunami signal arriving shortly before 16:00 UTC (08:00 PST) on January 15. Preliminary analysis shows a peak amplitude of over 20cm.
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September 2015 Chilean earthquake and tsunami
The September 16, 2015 earthquake occurred off the north coast of Chile with a magnitude of 8.3.
CDIP's Scripps Pier pressure sensor recorded a clear tsunami signal arriving at approximately 11:50 UTC on September 17. Preliminary analysis shows a peak amplitude of close to 10cm.
April 2014 Chilean earthquake and tsunami
The earthquake occurred off the northern coast of Chile with a magnitude of 8.2
CDIP's Scripps Pier pressure sensor recorded a small tsunami event arriving at approximately 12:04 UTC on April 2. Preliminary analysis shows a trough-to-crest height of about 6 cm with a period of about 26 min.
Official NOAA tsunami record from Scripps Tide Station
March 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami
The March 11, 2011 earthquake occurred off the east coast of Honshu, Japan with a magnitude of 8.9.
A tsunami was generated which was recorded throughout the Pacific Ocean. CDIP's Scripps Pier pressure sensor is now showing the tsunami signal; it arrived at Scripps at approximately 08:50 UTC on March 11.
Preliminary analysis shows the tsunami arriving with an trough-to-crest height of over 40cm and a period of 36 minutes.
Official NOAA tsunami record from Scripps Tide Station
Report from the Long Beach Harbor Pilots, courtesy of Jacobsen Pilot Service
In San Diego Harbor the amplitude of the tsunami reached 2 feet. These photos show the change in water level at the Southwestern Yacht Club over a 10 minute period on Friday afternoon. Photos courtesy of Thomas Muschamp.
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February 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami (Not recorded by CDIP)
2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of the Maule Region of Chile on February 27, 2010, 06:34 UTC, rating a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale and lasting for about three minutes.
A tsunami was generated which was recorded throughout the Pacific Ocean. The CDIP Scripps pier pressure sensor was undergoing maintenance at the time and did not record the event. However, the NOAA tide guage also located on the pier did record it.
The plot shows first arrival just about at noon, with the wave train still continuing as of 3pm. Maximum amplitude appears to be about 1 foot and period between 20 and 30 minutes.
Amateur video recorded the effects of the tsunami at Ventura Harbor here.
September 2009 Samoa Islands earthquake and tsunami
At 17:48 UTC on September 29, 2009 an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurred south of Samoa, centered at 15.509° S, 172.034° W. A tsunami was generated which was recorded throughout the Pacific Ocean. CDIP's Scripps Pier pressure sensor picked up the tsunami signal; it arrived at Scripps at approximately 05:00 UTC on September 30.| The Samoa plot has three graphs, all of which cover 10 hours starting at 02:00 UTC on Sept 30th. The first graph shows 1-minute average readings straight from the sensor (which samples at 1 Hz), and the second shows 2-minute averages. The third and final plot shows 1-minute average readings which have been de-tided. The tide was removed by performing a linear detrend on 60-minute segments of the time series. |
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November 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami
At 11:14 UTC on November 15, 2006 an earthquake of magnitude 8.3 occurred in the Kuril Islands, centered at 46.577° N, 153.247° E. A mild, low-amplitude tsunami was generated which was recorded throughout the Pacific Ocean. CDIP's Scripps Pier pressure sensor picked up the tsunami signal; it arrived at Scripps at approximately 20:50 UTC on November 15.| The Kuril plot has three graphs, all of which cover 8 hours starting at 19:00 UTC on Nov 15th. The first graph shows 1-minute average readings straight from the sensor (which samples at 1 Hz), and the second shows 2-minute averages. The third and final plot shows 2-minute average readings which have been de-tided. The tide was removed by performing a linear detrend on 60-minute segments of the time series. |
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May 2006 Tonga earthquake and tsunami
At 15:27 UTC on May 3, 2006 an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in the South Pacific, centered at 20.03 S, 174.23 W in the Tonga Islands. A very mild, low-amplitude tsunami was generated which was recorded throughout the Pacific Ocean. CDIP's Scripps Pier pressure sensor picked up the tsunami signal; it arrived at Scripps at approximately 02:40 UTC on May 4.| The Tonga plot has three graphs, all of which cover 8 hours starting at 00:00 UTC on May 4th. The first graph shows 1-minute average readings straight from the sensor (which samples at 1 Hz), and the second shows 5-minute averages. The third and final plot shows 1-minute average readings which have been de-tided. The tide was removed by performing a linear detrend on 60-minute segments of the time series. |
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December 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami
The earthquake occurred at 00:59 UTC on December 26th west of Aceh, Indonesia. It measured 9.0 on the Richter scale, centered at 3.3 S latitude, 95.8 E longitude. (Details of the event's seismology are available from Project IDA.) Although the earthquake and resulting tsunami were generated in the Indian Ocean, the event was of such magnitude that it produced tsunami effects across the globe. These effects were recorded by CDIP sensors in the Pacific at Scripps Pier, California.A pressure sensor measuring water column height was in use at Scripps Pier (Station 073) at the time of the event. For details of the sensor's location and configuration, check the data descriptions below. (More information regarding this event is available through the WC/ATWC.)
| Sensor/time series descriptions: | 073 |
| 1-Hz time series (df) data, 12/26 - 12/31/2004: | 073 |
| Spectral (sp) data, 12/26 - 12/31/2004: | 073 |
| View full station details and data: | 073 |
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Water column plots These plots show the average sensor readings over periods of 2, 5, and 10 minutes; the tsunami signal can be seen atop the tidal movements. Station 073 averages: 2-minute 5-minute 10-minute |
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Tsunami signal plots These plots show the signal from the tsunami, with tides and other components removed from the sensors' readings. Station 073 |
October 1994 Shikotan earthquake and tsunami
The earthquake occurred at 13:23 UTC on October 4 northeast of Hokkaido, Japan. The earthquake measured 8.5 on the Richter scale and its epicenter was at 42.9 N latitude, 147.2 E longitude. CDIP sensors at Kahalui Harbor, Hawaii recorded the resulting tsunami.View full station details and data: 077 079
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077, 079 tsunami plots | 077 tsunami plot | Spectral density plots | Bathymetry |
November 1975 Hawaii earthquake and tsunami
At 14:47 UTC on November 29, 1975 an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 occurred in Hawaii, centered at 19.44°N 155.15°W on the Big Island. This event generated a large tsunami, motions from which persisted for several days and were recorded by CDIP's first station, the newly-installed Imperial Beach pressure sensor.These observations were discussed in CDIP's first publication, Regional Network for Coastal Engineering Data.
