June 18, 2000 Tsunami: South Indian Ocean, Australia
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake began at South Indian Ocean, Australia on June 18, 2000 at 14:44:13 UTC. The water rose as high as 0.3 meters. Its effects were recorded at 1 place.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- June 18, 2000, 14:44:13 UTC
- Source
- South Indian Ocean, Australia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.9, 10 km deep
- Maximum water height
- 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
- Source location
- 13.802° S, 97.453° E
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Small items knocked from shelves and a local tsunami generated with an estimated wave height of 30 cm in the Cocos Islands. Felt (II) at Bengkulu, Jakarta and Padangpanjang, Indonesia. (reference #1053)
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocos Island (Keeling) | Australia | 196 | 0.3 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) |
More
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI tsunami event 2341.