Tsunami heights and limits in 1945 along the Makran coast estimated from testimony gathered 7 decades later in Gwadar, Pasni and Ormara

Abstract. The towns of Pasni and Ormara were the most severely affected by 1945 Makran tsunami. water inundated land for almost 1 km at Pasni, engulfing 80 % huts town, while tsunami 2.5 km, washing away 60 huts. plate boundary between Arabian Plate Eurasian is marked subduction zone (MSZ). This in November was source a great earthquake (8.1 Mw) an associated Estimated death tolls, waves arrival times, extent inundation runup have remained vague. We summarize observations through newspaper items, eyewitness accounts archival documents. information gathered reviewed quantified where possible to obtain parameters specifically understand impact general along coast. quantification extents based on field survey or old maps.