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Table A-6 - Tsunami hazards for population centers in South America

COUNTRY, Department or Province

Location of Calculated and/or Reported Wave Height

2-3 m

3-5 m

Above 5 m

COLOMBIA

Cauca

Guapi (h)



Nariño






San José (c)

Pizarro (h)


Majagual (c)

La Chorrera (h)


San Juan (c)




Chagui (h)


Trapiche (h)


Tumaco (h)


Papayal (h)


ECUADOR

Esmeraldas

Muisne (c)

Esmeraldas (h)


Manabí



Pedernales (c)



Isla Salango (c)


Bahía de Caraquez (c)


Manta (c)


Guayas

Guayaquil (h)

Isla Puna (c)


El Oro

Machala (c)



PERU

Tumbes

Pto. Pizarro (c)



Piura



Paita (c)

San Pedro (c)


Bayóvar (c)


Balneario Leguía (c)


Sechura (c)


Lambayeque






San José (c)



Pimentel (b)

Santa Rosa (c)

Puerto de Etén (b)

La Libertad












Trujillo (h)

Pacasmayo (c)

Tambo (h)





Puerto Chicama (c)

Santiago de Cao (c)

Huanchaco (c)

Víctor Larco Herrera (c)

Salaverry (c)

Ancash







Chimbote (h)







Santa (h)

Santa (c)

Samancos (h)

Chimbote (c)

Casma (h)

Samancos (c)

Caleta Tortuga (h)




Caleta Tortuga (c)

Casma (c)

Culebras (c)

Huarmey (c)

Lima






























Pativilca (c)

Ancón (c)

Barranca (c)

Callao (a)

Supe (b)

Lima (c)

Huaura (c)

Lurín (c)

Huacho (c)

Pucusana

Hualmay (c)

Chilca (c)

Salinas (b)

Mala (c)

Chancay (c)

San Vicén

Ica







Pisco (h)






Tambo de Mora (c)

Pisco (c)

San Andrés (c)

Paracas (c)

Pto. Caballos (c)

San Juan (c)

Arequipa





Lomas (h)





Mollendo (h)





Lomas (c)

Quilca (c)

Yauca (c)

Matarani (c)

Chala (b)

Islay (b)

Atico (c)

Mollendo (c)

Camaná (c)

Mejía (c)

Moquegua



Ilo (b)

Tacna









Los Baños (c)

La Yarada (c)

Pascana del Hueso (c)

CHILE

Tarapacá





















Arica (b)

Pisagua (b)

Iquique (b)

Chanabaya (h)

Caleta Pabellón de Pica (h)

Punta Lobos (b)

Guanillo del Norte (h)

Antofagasta















Tocopilla (b)

Cobija (h)

Mejillones (b)

Antofagasta (b)

Taltal (c)

Atacama








Huasco (h)




Chanaral (b)

Caldera (b)

Carrizal Bajo (c)

Huasco (c)

Coquimbo



Tongoy (c)



La Serena (c)

Coquimbo (h)

Coquimbo (c)


Los Vilos (c)


Aconcagua




Papudo (c)


Zapallar (c)


Valparaíso














Quintero (c)

Juan Fernández Is. (h)

Valparaíso (h)






Concón (c)

Viña del Mar (c)

Valparaíso (c)

Laguna Verde (c)

Algarrobo (c)

El Quisco (c)

Santiago















El Tabo (c)

Las Cruces (c)

Cartagena (c)

San Antonio (c)

Llolleo (c)

Colchagua



Pichilemu (c)

Curicó



Iloca (c)

Maule




Chanco (c)


Constitución (b)

Curanipe (c)

Ñuble






Buchupureo (c)

Coloquecura (c)

Concepción








Laraquete (c)








Dichato (c)

Coelemu (h)

Tomé (b)

Cerro Verde (c)

Coronel (h)






Penco (c)

Talcahuano (b)

Concepción (b)

Coronel (c)

Schwager (c)

Lota (c)

Arauco

Arauco (c) Pto.

Lebu (b)

Tirna (h)

Cautín








Pto. Saavedra (c)

Isla Mocha (h)

Nahuentue (c)



Mehuín (b)

Toltén (c)

Pto. Saavedra (h)

Valdivia


Mancera Is.(h)


Niebla (c)

Corral (h)

Corral (c)

Valdivia (h)

Osorno



Mansa River (h)

Chiloé



Pindo Is. (h)






Ancud (h)

Chiloé Is. (h)

Guafo (h)

Aisén

Puerto Aisén (h)



Legend:

c: Calculated wave height
h: Historically recorded wave height
b: Both c and h

Source:

Based on Hebenstreid, Gerald T. Assessment of Tsunami Hazards Presented by Possible Seismic Events: Near Shore Effects. (McLean, Virginia: Science Applications Inc., 1981); and Lockridge, Patricia A. Report SE-39 - Tsunamis in Peru-Chile. (Boulder, Colorado: World Data Center A for Solid Earth Geophysics, 1985).

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