12Tsunamis

Tsunamis in Colombia

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Colombia: 12 events and 62 recorded places; the highest wave 8 m; 634 deaths on these coasts.

12Tsunamis

62Places the wave reached

8 mHighest wave

634Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tsunamis in Colombia

< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Date	Cause	Places the wave reached	Highest wave	Deaths
29 July 2025off Russia	earthquake	2	0.2 m
15 January 2022off Tonga	volcanic eruption	2	0 m
19 July 2017off Colombia	unknown cause	7	8 m
11 March 2011off Japan	earthquake	1	0.3 m
27 February 2010off Chile	earthquake	1	0.1 m
12 December 1979off Colombia	earthquake	12	6 m	36
28 March 1964United States	earthquake and landslide	3	0.2 m
22 May 1960Chile	earthquake	2	–
19 January 1958off Ecuador	earthquake	1	–
1 April 1946off the United States	earthquake and landslide	1	–
31 January 1906Ecuador	earthquake	29	5 m	598
11 October 1877off Colombia	earthquake	1	–