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Tsunamis in Ireland

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Ireland: 4 events and 9 recorded places; the highest wave 12.2 m.

4Tsunamis
9Places the wave reached
12.2 mHighest wave
–Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

21 November 1894 · 12.2 m1 November 1755 · 1.7 m31 March 1761 · 0.6 m15 January 2022 · 0.2 m15 January 2022 · 0.1 m31 March 176131 March 176131 March 17611 November 1755
Tsunamis in Ireland
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Every tsunami

DateCausePlaces the wave reachedHighest waveDeaths
15 January 2022off Tongavolcanic eruption20.2 m
21 November 1894Atlantic Oceanunknown cause112.2 m
31 March 1761off Portugalearthquake40.6 m
1 November 1755off Portugalearthquake21.7 m

Towns the wave reached