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Table 2 Water height results for Mw 8.7, Mw 9.0, and Mw 9.3 earthquakes for each fault segment in the Izu–Bonin–Mariana system

From: Historical tsunami observability for Izu–Bonin–Mariana sources

Gauge no.

Name

Tidal range (mean range of Tide MN [m])

IB-V Maximum [m]

Percentage

NM-V Maximum [m]

Percentage

SM-V Maximum [m]

Percentage

Magnitude 9.3

1

Keelung, Taiwan

0.489

2.1

429.45%

0.65

132.92%

1.16

237.22%

2

Toucheng, Taiwan

0.48

3.2

666.67%

0.87

181.25%

 − 4.01

835.42%

3

Ginowan, Okinawa

1.2

4.79

399.17%

1.51

125.83%

4.1

341.67%

4

Naha, Okinawa

1.227

2.38

193.97%

1.15

93.72%

2.54

207.01%

5

Tanabe, Japan

0.988

 − 6.75

683.20%

2.32

234.82%

3.25

328.95%

6

Kochi, Japan

0.988

5.08

514.17%

1.65

167.00%

2.98

301.62%

7

Miho, Japan

0.8

 − 1.93

241.25%

1.1

137.50%

 − 3.78

472.50%

8

Otsuchi, Japan

0.711

1.84

258.79%

1.84

258.79%

 − 4.19

589.31%

9

Futtsu, Japan

0.802

1.92

239.40%

1.29

160.85%

8.36

1042.39%

10

Kuwagasaki, Japan

0.711

1.85

260.20%

1.63

229.25%

2.69

378.34%

11

Shanghai, China

2.69

0.31

11.52%

0.29

10.78%

0.31

11.52%

12

Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

0.938

0.78

83.16%

0.45

47.97%

0.45

47.97%

15

Manila, Philippines

0.685

0.17

24.82%

0.11

16.06%

0.15

21.90%

16

Honolulu, United States

0.39

1.27

325.64%

1.61

412.82%

 − 0.67

171.79%

17

Hilo, United States

0.51

7.16

1403.92%

 − 3.35

656.86%

 − 1.65

323.53%

18

Anchorage, United States

7.98

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

19

Henderson Bay, NZ

2.87

0.89

31.01%

0.41

14.29%

1.33

46.34%

20

Crescent City, United States

1.52

 − 5.15

338.82%

 − 5.6

368.42%

 − 1.08

71.05%

21

Acapulco, Mexico

0.422

 − 1.13

267.77%

 − 0.73

172.99%

 − 0.94

222.75%

22

Ixtapa, Mexico

0.42

 − 0.92

219.05%

0.89

211.90%

0.92

219.05%

24

Lima, Peru

0.446

1.03

230.94%

1.66

372.20%

 − 1.26

282.51%

25

Concepcion, Chile

0.948

 − 2.12

223.63%

 − 1.03

108.65%

 − 0.57

60.13%

26

Valparaiso, Chile

0.922

 − 3.04

329.72%

2.1

227.77%

0.65

70.50%

Magnitude 9.0

1

Keelung, Taiwan

0.489

1.06

216.77%

 − 0.46

94.07%

0.71

145.19%

2

Toucheng, Taiwan

0.48

1.64

341.67%

 − 0.55

114.58%

 − 3.4

708.33%

3

Ginowan, Okinawa

1.2

1.76

146.67%

1.31

109.17%

2.74

228.33%

4

Naha, Okinawa

1.227

1

81.50%

1.12

91.28%

1.5

122.25%

5

Tanabe, Japan

0.988

 − 3.96

400.81%

 − 2.75

278.34%

 − 2.66

269.23%

6

Kochi, Japan

0.988

3.9

394.74%

 − 1.83

185.22%

1.77

179.15%

7

Miho, Japan

0.8

 − 1.73

216.25%

0.88

110.00%

 − 2.19

273.75%

8

Otsuchi, Japan

0.711

1.15

161.74%

 − 2.68

376.93%

 − 2.45

344.59%

9

Futtsu, Japan

0.802

2.1

261.85%

0.95

118.45%

5.6

698.25%

10

Kuwagasaki, Japan

0.711

 − 1.22

171.59%

1.69

237.69%

1.71

240.51%

11

Shanghai, China

2.69

0.199

7.40%

0.23

8.55%

0.21

7.81%

12

Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

0.938

0.37

39.45%

0.3

31.98%

0.34

36.25%

15

Manila, Philippines

0.685

0.086

12.55%

0.07

10.22%

0.12

17.52%

16

Honolulu, United States

0.39

0.76

194.87%

0.72

184.62%

0.47

120.51%

17

Hilo, United States

0.51

 − 5.2

1019.61%

 − 1.99

390.20%

 − 1.68

329.41%

18

Anchorage, United States

7.98

0.037

0.46%

 − 0.03

0.38%

 − 0.04

0.50%

19

Henderson Bay, NZ

2.87

0.56

19.51%

0.31

10.80%

 − 0.52

18.12%

20

Crescent City, United States

1.52

 − 3.12

205.26%

 − 4.17

274.34%

0.87

57.24%

21

Acapulco, Mexico

0.422

0.644

152.61%

 − 0.58

137.44%

 − 0.65

154.03%

22

Ixtapa, Mexico

0.42

0.44

104.76%

0.49

116.67%

0.66

157.14%

24

Lima, Peru

0.446

0.59

132.29%

0.73

163.68%

 − 0.82

183.86%

25

Concepcion, Chile

0.948

 − 1.13

119.20%

 − 0.71

74.89%

 − 0.34

35.86%

26

Valparaiso, Chile

0.922

 − 1.57

170.28%

 − 1.15

124.73%

0.41

44.47%

Magnitude 8.7

1

Keelung, Taiwan

0.489

0.42

85.89%

 − 0.22

44.99%

0.24

49.08%

2

Toucheng, Taiwan

0.48

0.64

133.33%

 − 0.25

52.08%

 − 0.72

150.00%

3

Ginowan, Okinawa

1.2

0.8

66.67%

0.62

51.67%

0.92

76.67%

4

Naha, Okinawa

1.227

 − 0.45

36.67%

0.46

37.49%

 − 0.74

60.31%

5

Tanabe, Japan

0.988

 − 1.42

143.72%

 − 1.13

114.37%

 − 0.8

80.97%

6

Kochi, Japan

0.988

1.49

150.81%

 − 0.76

76.92%

0.63

63.77%

7

Miho, Japan

0.8

 − 0.57

71.25%

0.36

45.00%

 − 0.74

92.50%

8

Otsuchi, Japan

0.711

0.43

60.48%

 − 1.07

150.49%

 − 0.833

117.16%

9

Futtsu, Japan

0.802

0.73

91.02%

0.46

57.36%

2.15

268.08%

10

Kuwagasaki, Japan

0.711

 − 0.48

67.51%

 − 0.92

129.40%

0.58

81.58%

11

Shanghai, China

2.69

0.11

4.09%

0.13

4.83%

0.1

3.72%

12

Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

0.938

0.12

12.79%

0.1

10.66%

 − 0.09

9.59%

15

Manila, Philippines

0.685

0.04

5.84%

0.03

4.38%

0.04

5.84%

16

Honolulu, United States

0.39

0.29

74.36%

0.31

79.49%

0.17

43.59%

17

Hilo, United States

0.51

 − 2.3

450.98%

 − 0.98

192.16%

 − 0.5

98.04%

18

Anchorage, United States

7.98

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

 

0.00%

19

Henderson Bay, NZ

2.87

 − 0.02

0.70%

0.02

0.70%

0.12

4.18%

20

Crescent City, United States

1.52

 − 1.05

69.08%

 − 1.86

122.37%

0.07

4.61%

21

Acapulco, Mexico

0.422

0.24

56.87%

 − 0.28

66.35%

 − 0.23

54.50%

22

Ixtapa, Mexico

0.42

0.18

42.86%

0.24

57.14%

0.22

52.38%

24

Lima, Peru

0.446

 − 0.16

35.87%

 − 0.25

56.05%

0.02

4.48%

25

Concepcion, Chile

0.948

 − 0.4

42.19%

 − 0.3

31.65%

0.03

3.16%

26

Valparaiso, Chile

0.922

 − 0.53

57.48%

0.47

50.98%

 − 0.06

6.51%

  1. Water heights are shown as a percentage of the local mean range of tides as determined from nearby sea level monitoring stations from the GLOSS network (see Table 1)