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186Tsunamis

Tsunamis in Indonesia

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Indonesia: 186 events and 2,657 recorded places; the highest wave 100 m; 50,989 deaths on these coasts.

186Tsunamis
2,657Places the wave reached
100 mHighest wave
50,989Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tsunamis in Indonesia
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Every tsunami

DateCausePlaces the wave reachedHighest waveDeaths
14 August 2026off Indonesiaearthquake442.9 m
5 August 2026off the Philippinesearthquake10.1 m
7 June 2026off the Philippinesearthquake110.8 m
1 April 2026off Indonesiaearthquake120.8 m
10 October 2025off the Philippinesearthquake30.2 m
16 August 2025off Indonesiaearthquake10 m
29 July 2025off Russiaearthquake130.5 m
2 December 2023off the Philippinesearthquake10.1 m
24 April 2023off Indonesiaearthquake10.1 m
9 January 2023off Indonesiaearthquake20.1 m
18 November 2022off Indonesiaearthquake40.3 m
15 January 2022off Tongavolcanic eruption50.3 m
14 December 2021off Indonesiaearthquake70.6 m
11 August 2021off the Philippinesearthquake10.1 m
16 June 2021off Indonesiaearthquake and landslide61.5 m
29 May 2020Indonesiavolcano and earthquake13 m1
14 November 2019off Indonesiaearthquake80.1 m
2 August 2019off Indonesiaearthquake6–
22 December 2018off Indonesiavolcano and landslide35314.9 m152
28 September 2018Indonesiaearthquake and landslide29010.7 m101
5 August 2018Indonesiaearthquake62 m
28 July 2018Indonesiaearthquake22.5 m
2 March 2016Indian Oceanearthquake40.2 m
15 November 2014off Indonesiaearthquake30.1 m
11 April 2012off Indonesiaearthquake51.1 m
11 April 2012Indian Oceanearthquake10.2 m
11 March 2011off Japanearthquake192.8 m1
25 October 2010off Indonesiaearthquake33916.9 m553
6 April 2010off Indonesiaearthquake50.4 m
2 September 2009off Indonesiaearthquake20.4 m
30 September 2009off Indonesiaearthquake10.3 m
16 August 2009off Indonesiaearthquake10.2 m
3 January 2009off Indonesiaearthquake30.4 m
16 November 2008off Indonesiaearthquake20.1 m
25 February 2008off Indonesiaearthquake10.1 m
12 September 2007off Indonesiaearthquake315 m
17 July 2006off Indonesiaearthquake18920.9 m1,094
14 March 2006Indonesiaearthquake13.5 m4
10 April 2005off Indonesiaearthquake10.4 m
28 March 2005Indonesiaearthquake504.2 m
26 December 2004off Indonesiaearthquake58350.9 m
11 November 2004off Indonesiaearthquake22 m
28 January 2004off Indonesiaearthquake1–
4 May 2000off Indonesiaearthquake26 m
29 November 1998off Indonesiaearthquake12.8 m
17 February 1996off Indonesiaearthquake and landslide447.7 m71
1 January 1996off Indonesiaearthquake163.4 m9
8 October 1994off Indonesiaearthquake13 m1
2 June 1994off Indonesiaearthquake6913.9 m238
3 June 1994off Indonesiaearthquake13.7 m
5 June 1994off Indonesiaearthquake13 m
21 January 1994off Indonesiaearthquake32 m
12 December 1992off Indonesiaearthquake and landslide9126.2 m1,154
13 April 1985off Indonesiaearthquake1–
12 March 1983off Indonesiaearthquake13 m
12 September 1979Indonesiaearthquake22 m100
18 July 1979off Indonesialandslide19 m1,239
19 August 1977off Indonesiaearthquake815 m214
5 March 1975off Indonesiaearthquake11.2 m
23 February 1969Indonesiaearthquake54 m
14 August 1968Indonesiaearthquake410 m200
11 April 1967off Indonesiaearthquake2–13
12 April 1967off Indonesiaearthquake1–
24 January 1965off Indonesiaearthquake3–71
2 April 1964off Indonesiaearthquake and landslide1–
16 December 1963off Indonesiaearthquake1–
26 October 1957Indonesiaearthquake1–
8 October 1950off Indonesiaearthquake2–1
1 June 1948off Indonesiaearthquake1–
21 December 1939off Indonesiaearthquake1–
19 May 1938off Indonesiaearthquake63 m17
1 February 1938off Indonesiaearthquake51 m
13 February 1938off Indonesiaearthquake10.5 m
6 November 1937off Indonesiaearthquake10.5 m
1 April 1936off Indonesiaearthquake23 m
9 September 1932off Indonesiaearthquake2–
14 May 1932off Indonesiaearthquake1–
25 September 1931off Indonesiaearthquake11 m
19 July 1930off Indonesiaearthquake10.1 m
19 June 1930off Indonesiaearthquake11.5 m
9 November 1929off Indonesiaunknown cause1–6
4 August 1928Indonesiavolcano and landslide210 m128
1 December 1927off Indonesiaearthquake215 m14
11 November 1921off the Philippinesearthquake1–
11 September 1921off Indonesiaearthquake20.1 m
14 May 1921off Indonesiaearthquake11 m
13 February 1919Indonesiaunknown cause1–
15 August 1918off the Philippinesearthquake41 m
23 August 1917off Indonesiaunknown cause1–
16 March 1917off Indonesiaunknown cause21.5 m
20 January 1917off Indonesiaearthquake2–
6 November 1915Indonesiaearthquake1–
25 June 1914off Indonesiaearthquake1–
26 May 1914off Indonesiaearthquake3–
18 December 1910off Indonesiaearthquake1–
3 June 1909Indonesiaearthquake4–
6 February 1908off Indonesiaearthquake1–
4 January 1907off Indonesiaearthquake5715 m508
2 February 1904off Indonesiaunknown cause1–
30 March 1903off Indonesiaearthquake21 m
7 October 1900Indonesiaearthquake3–5
29 September 1899Indonesiaearthquake and landslide1012 m2,742
21 September 1897off the Philippinesearthquake1–
15 March 1897off Indonesiaearthquake1–
10 October 1896Indonesiaearthquake1–
18 November 1892off Indonesiaearthquake1–
7 June 1892Indonesiavolcanic eruption50.8 m
17 May 1892Indonesiaearthquake4–
5 October 1891off East Timorearthquake1–
10 June 1891Indonesiaunknown cause1–
20 June 1891off Indonesiaunknown cause3–
23 November 1889Indonesiaearthquake1–
6 September 1889off Indonesiaearthquake74 m
16 August 1889Indonesiaunknown cause1–
3 August 1885off Indonesiaunknown cause2–
29 July 1885off Indonesiaearthquake1–
30 April 1885off Indonesiaearthquake21.2 m
10 October 1883off Indonesiavolcanic eruption1–
27 August 1883off Indonesiavolcanic eruption2641 m36,000
10 October 1882off Indonesiaearthquake1–
28 May 1876off Indonesiaearthquake10.3 m
3 March 1871off Indonesiavolcanic eruption525 m677
23 May 1864off Indonesiaearthquake13 m250
25 September 1861off Indonesiaearthquake1–
5 June 1861Indonesiaunknown cause2–
17 June 1861Indonesiaearthquake1–
26 April 1861Indonesiaearthquake1–
March 1861Indonesiaunknown cause11.8 m
9 March 1861off Indonesiaearthquake1–
16 February 1861off Indonesiaearthquake167 m1,105
6 October 1860off Indonesiaearthquake1–
25 December 1859Indonesiaunknown cause1–
17 December 1859off Indonesiaearthquake1–
20 October 1859off Indonesiaearthquake1–2
25 September 1859off Indonesiaearthquake2–
29 July 1859off Indonesiaearthquake51 m
20 July 1859off Indonesiaearthquake1–
28 June 1859off Indonesiaearthquake410 m
13 December 1858off Indonesiaearthquake9–
17 November 1857off Indonesiaearthquake2–
18 November 1857off Indonesiaearthquake1–
13 May 1857off Indonesiaearthquake1–
25 July 1856off Indonesiaearthquake1–
2 March 1856Indonesiavolcanic eruption2–
14 April 1855off Indonesiaunknown cause1–
27 September 1854off Indonesiaearthquake1–
4 January 1854Indonesiaearthquake1–
25 November 1852off Indonesiaearthquake218 m60
9 January 1852off Indonesiaearthquake1–
4 May 1851Indonesiaunknown cause11.5 m
25 January 1846off Indonesiaearthquake21.2 m
8 February 1845Indonesiaearthquake1–
5 January 1843off Indonesiaearthquake3–
16 December 1841off Indonesiaearthquake41.5 m
26 November 1841off Indonesiaearthquake13 m
14 February 1840Indonesiaearthquake1–
4 January 1840Indonesiaearthquake1–
28 November 1836off Indonesiaearthquake1–
5 March 1836off Indonesiaearthquake1–
24 November 1833off Indonesiaearthquake4–
9 September 1823Indonesiaearthquake10.3 m
29 December 1820off Indonesiaearthquake725 m500
8 November 1818off Indonesiaearthquake13.5 m
18 March 1818off Indonesiaearthquake and landslide1–
22 November 1815off Indonesiaearthquake and landslide43 m1,200
10 April 1815Indonesiavolcanic eruption54 m
1814Indonesiaearthquake1–
August 1802Indonesiaearthquake1–
10 February 1797off Indonesiaearthquake2–300
18 April 1775Indonesiaearthquake1–
1770off Indonesiaearthquake1–
12 September 1763off Indonesiaearthquake39 m7
24 August 1757off Indonesiaearthquake10.5 m
7 September 1754off Indonesiaearthquake1–
18 August 1754off Indonesiaearthquake3–
5 September 1711off Indonesiaearthquake51.2 m2
6 March 1710off Indonesiaearthquake1–
28 November 1708off Indonesiaearthquake2–
6 May 1674Indonesiaearthquake1–
17 February 1674off Indonesiaearthquake and landslide27100 m2,244
12 August 1673Indonesiavolcanic eruption1–
11 November 1659off Indonesiavolcanic eruption11.5 m
December 1657off Indonesiaearthquake1–
1 August 1629off Indonesiaearthquake316 m5
1 July 1608Indonesiavolcanic eruption1–
416off Indonesiavolcanic eruption3–

Towns the wave reached

TiopTsunamis: 73
Lampaseh AcehTsunamis: 51
PanggonaTsunamis: 42
NagaumbangTsunamis: 38
TatiriTsunamis: 30
PermisanTsunamis: 30
PulonibungTsunamis: 30
PuroiroigatTsunamis: 29
DeahbaruhTsunamis: 24
SolokanTsunamis: 21
BosuaTsunamis: 21
KarangmeungpeukTsunamis: 20
BulatmongaTsunamis: 20
BahariTsunamis: 19
SabeugukgungTsunamis: 19
BaleraksokTsunamis: 19
SumurTsunamis: 18
TapakTsunamis: 18