Though the tsunami struck only the west coast, buildings all over the island shook violently. The magnitude 8.7 quake that followed three months later did still more damage, knocking down half the homes and two-thirds of the schools on the island.
雖然海嘯只波及西海岸部分地區，但尼島的屋舍卻被震得搖搖欲墜；接著隔年 3 月又一場芮氏規模 8.7 的強震，更一舉摧毀全島半數房屋和 2/3 校舍，到處斷垣殘壁，幾成廢墟。