97Tsunamis

Tsunamis in Australia

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Australia: 97 events and 403 recorded places; the highest wave 6 m; 5 deaths on these coasts.

97Tsunamis

403Places the wave reached

6 mHighest wave

5Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tsunamis in Australia

< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Every tsunami

Date	Cause	Places the wave reached	Highest wave	Deaths
29 July 2025off Russia	earthquake	3	0.2 m
19 May 2023off New Caledonia	earthquake	3	0.2 m
15 January 2022off Tonga	volcanic eruption	27	1 m
12 August 2021off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	earthquake	3	0.1 m
4 March 2021off New Zealand	earthquake	11	0.2 m
10 February 2021off New Caledonia	earthquake	7	0.4 m
5 December 2018off New Caledonia	earthquake	2	0.1 m
2 March 2016Indian Ocean	earthquake	2	0.1 m
16 September 2015off Chile	earthquake	3	0.1 m
1 April 2014off Chile	earthquake	4	0.2 m
6 February 2013off Solomon Islands	earthquake	4	0.2 m
7 January 2013Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	5	0.4 m
28 October 2012Canada	earthquake	1	0.1 m
10 June 2012Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	3	0.6 m
11 April 2012off Indonesia	earthquake	2	0.1 m
11 March 2011off Japan	earthquake	12	1 m
25 December 2010off New Caledonia	earthquake	1	0.1 m
25 October 2010off Indonesia	earthquake	2	0.2 m
22 March 2010Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	3	0.3 m
27 February 2010off Chile	earthquake	7	0.4 m
3 January 2010off Solomon Islands	earthquake	2	0.1 m
11 November 2009Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	3	0.5 m
7 October 2009off Vanuatu	earthquake	1	0.1 m
29 September 2009off Samoa	earthquake	2	0.2 m
15 July 2009off New Zealand	earthquake	3	0.6 m
8 January 2008Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	1	0.4 m
30 September 2007off New Zealand	earthquake	4	0.4 m
12 September 2007off Indonesia	earthquake	5	0.3 m
1 April 2007off Solomon Islands	earthquake	3	0.1 m
28 November 2006Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	3	0.4 m
23 October 2006Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	2	0.3 m
17 July 2006off Indonesia	earthquake	14	2 m
3 May 2006off Tonga	earthquake	1	0.2 m
28 March 2005Indonesia	earthquake	10	0.3 m
25 February 2005Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	3	0.2 m
26 December 2004off Indonesia	earthquake	48	0.9 m
23 December 2004off New Zealand	earthquake	2	0.1 m
21 August 2003New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	1	0.1 m
5 December 2002Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	3	0.5 m
17 October 2002Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	1	0.4 m
18 June 2000off Australia	earthquake	1	0.3 m
25 March 1998off Antarctica	earthquake	1	0.1 m
21 April 1997off Vanuatu	earthquake	3	–
9 October 1995Mexico	earthquake	2	0 m
30 July 1995Chile	earthquake	1	0.1 m
16 May 1995off New Caledonia	earthquake	1	–
2 June 1994off Indonesia	earthquake	6	4 m
18 October 1989United States	earthquake	1	–
23 May 1989off Australia	earthquake	4	0.1 m
7 May 1986off the United States	earthquake	1	–
19 August 1977off Indonesia	earthquake	8	6 m
20 April 1977off Solomon Islands	earthquake	4	0.1 m
21 April 1977off Solomon Islands	earthquake	3	0 m
14 January 1976off New Zealand	earthquake	2	0.3 m
20 July 1975off Papua New Guinea	earthquake	1	–
28 March 1964United States	earthquake and landslide	4	0.2 m
22 May 1960Chile	earthquake	78	4.3 m
6 November 1958off Russia	earthquake	1	–
9 March 1957off the United States	earthquake	1	0.1 m
4 November 1953off Vanuatu	earthquake	1	–
4 November 1952off Russia	earthquake	1	–
22 October 1951off Taiwan	earthquake	1	–
8 September 1948off Tonga	earthquake	1	–
1 April 1946off the United States	earthquake and landslide	1	0.1 m
6 February 1938Pacific Ocean	unknown cause	2	–	5
2 March 1933off Japan	earthquake	1	–
2 February 1931New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	1	0.2 m
23 December 1930off Papua New Guinea	earthquake	1	–
16 June 1929New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	1	0.1 m
26 June 1924off Australia	earthquake	1	0.1 m
11 November 1922Chile	earthquake	1	0.2 m
14 February 1912Pacific Ocean	probably an earthquake	1	0.9 m
12 April 1910off Australia	earthquake	1	2.1 m
31 January 1907off Australia	earthquake	1	–
19 April 1906Pacific Ocean	probably an earthquake	1	–
17 March 1905Pacific Ocean	unknown cause	1	1.2 m
6 April 1903off Australia	earthquake	1	–
2 February 1895Pacific Ocean	unknown cause	1	0.3 m
7 June 1892Indonesia	volcanic eruption	1	0.1 m
13 March 1888off Papua New Guinea	volcano and landslide	1	–
27 August 1883off Indonesia	volcanic eruption	10	1.8 m
25 December 1881Pacific Ocean	unknown cause	2	1.2 m
15 May 1879Pacific Ocean	unknown cause	1	0 m
10 May 1877off Chile	earthquake	4	0.4 m
13 October 1874off Australia	unknown cause	1	–
15 December 1873Pacific Ocean	unknown cause	1	–
9 May 1871Pacific Ocean	unknown cause	1	–
18 May 1871Pacific Ocean	unknown cause	1	–
27 January 1871Pacific Ocean	unknown cause	1	0.1 m
20 December 1869off Australia	unknown cause	1	–
24 December 1868off Australia	unknown cause	1	1.2 m
13 August 1868off Peru	earthquake	11	1.3 m
18 June 1868Australia	earthquake	1	–
22 November 1859Australia	earthquake	1	–
31 January 1858Pacific Ocean	probably an earthquake	1	–
23 January 1855New Zealand	earthquake	1	–
31 December 1852Pacific Ocean	unknown cause	2	1.2 m