34Tsunamis

Tsunamis in China

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in China: 34 events and 94 recorded places; the highest wave 50 m.

34Tsunamis

94Places the wave reached

50 mHighest wave

–Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tsunamis in China

< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Date	Cause	Places the wave reached	Highest wave
29 July 2025off Russia	earthquake	9	0.2 m
15 January 2022off Tonga	volcanic eruption	5	0.2 m
24 June 2015China	landslide	1	6.2 m
11 March 2011off Japan	earthquake	1	0.6 m
27 February 2010off Chile	earthquake	21	0.3 m
23 November 2008China	landslide	1	13.1 m
15 June 2007China	landslide	8	50 m
26 December 2006off Taiwan	earthquake	2	0.1 m
13 November 2006off Taiwan	earthquake	1	0.2 m
14 July 2003China	landslide	1	39 m
16 September 1994off Taiwan	earthquake	2	0.2 m
5 January 1992off China	earthquake and landslide	5	0.8 m
26 May 1983off Japan	earthquake	1	0.4 m
18 July 1969off China	earthquake	1	–
7 February 1958China	earthquake	1	–
11 February 1954Pacific Ocean	earthquake	1	–
21 December 1951China	earthquake	1	2 m
23 May 1948China	earthquake	1	3 m
18 December 1935China	earthquake	1	–
3 January 1930China	earthquake	1	–
14 August 1918China	earthquake and landslide	1	–
13 February 1918off China	earthquake and landslide	1	–
25 January 1917China	earthquake	2	–
18 December 1867off Taiwan	earthquake	2	1.7 m
24 December 1854off Japan	earthquake	1	1 m
6 September 1833China	earthquake and landslide	1	–
28 October 1707off Japan	earthquake	2	–
19 August 1670off China	earthquake	4	–
25 July 1668China	earthquake	4	–
16 September 1640off China	earthquake	3	–
29 December 1604off China	earthquake	2	–
17 June 1509off China	earthquake	2	–
9 July 1498off Japan	earthquake	1	–
28 June 173off China	earthquake	3	–