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Tsunamis in Argentina

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Argentina: 10 events and 23 recorded places; the highest wave 5 m; 4 deaths on these coasts.

10Tsunamis
23Places the wave reached
5 mHighest wave
4Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

22 May 1960 · 5 m28 March 1970 · 0.8 m7 December 2022 · 0.5 m12 January 2026 · 0.4 m7 December 2022 · 0.4 m26 December 2004 · 0.3 m7 December 2022 · 0.3 m15 January 2022 · 0.2 m26 December 2004 · 0.2 m15 January 2022 · 0.1 m7 December 2022 · 0.1 m26 December 2004 · 0.1 m28 March 1964 · 0.1 m15 January 2022 · 0.1 m7 December 2022 · 0.1 m26 December 2004 · 0.1 m26 December 2004 · 0.1 m12 August 2021 · 0.1 m12 August 2021 · 0.1 m15 January 2022 · 0.1 m15 January 2022 · 0.1 m12 January 202621 January 1954
Tsunamis in Argentina
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Every tsunami

DateCausePlaces the wave reachedHighest waveDeaths
12 January 2026Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)20.4 m1
7 December 2022Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)50.5 m
15 January 2022Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)20.2 m
15 January 2022off Tongavolcanic eruption30.1 m
12 August 2021off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islandsearthquake20.1 m
26 December 2004off Indonesiaearthquake50.3 m
28 March 1970Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)10.8 m
28 March 1964United Statesearthquake and landslide10.1 m
22 May 1960Chileearthquake15 m3
21 January 1954off Argentinaweather (meteotsunami)1–

Towns the wave reached