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Latin America: worst tsunamis based on flood distance 2000-2022, by country
The tsunami registered in Chile on *** 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 Limarà reached a distance of almost **** kilometers. The inundation caused by a tsunami in Lagunilla, Peru on recorded the second largest flood distance, at around *** kilometers.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 May 2023, /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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1205059/tsunami-flood-distance-latin-america-country/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
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: /statistics/1205059/tsunami-flood-distance-latin-america-country/
