92Tsunamis
Tsunamis in Italy
Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Italy: 92 events and 306 recorded places; the highest wave 235 m; 1,850 deaths on these coasts.
92Tsunamis
306Places the wave reached
235 mHighest wave
1,850Deaths
Where it started and where the wave arrived
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m
Every tsunami
| Date | Cause | Places the wave reached | Highest wave | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 December 2022Italy | volcanic eruption | 3 | 0.8 m | |
| 9 October 2022Italy | volcanic eruption | 2 | 0 m | |
| 15 January 2022off Tonga | volcanic eruption | 10 | 0.3 m | |
| 19 May 2021Italy | volcanic eruption | 2 | 0.4 m | |
| 18 March 2021off Algeria | earthquake | 2 | 0.1 m | |
| 28 August 2019Italy | volcanic eruption | 2 | 0.3 m | |
| 3 July 2019Italy | volcanic eruption | 4 | 1.3 m | |
| 25 October 2018off Greece | earthquake | 8 | 0.5 m | |
| 17 November 2015Greece | earthquake and landslide | 1 | 0.2 m | |
| 23 June 2014Pacific Ocean | weather (meteotsunami) | 1 | 1.5 m | |
| 21 May 2003off Algeria | earthquake | 7 | 0.1 m | |
| 30 December 2002Italy | volcano and landslide | 41 | 10.9 m | |
| 13 December 1990off Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 20 April 1988Italy | landslide | 1 | 2 m | |
| 15 April 1979Montenegro | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 21 June 1978Pacific Ocean | weather (meteotsunami) | 7 | 0.6 m | |
| 18 April 1968Italy | earthquake | 1 | 3 m | |
| 9 October 1963Italy | landslide | 3 | 235 m | |
| 9 July 1956off Greece | earthquake and landslide | 1 | – | |
| February 1954Italy | volcanic eruption | 5 | – | |
| 20 August 1944Italy | volcano and landslide | 2 | – | |
| 15 January 1940Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 30 October 1930off Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 11 September 1930Italy | volcanic eruption | 2 | 2.5 m | 1 |
| 17 August 1926Italy | earthquake and landslide | 2 | – | |
| 22 May 1919Italy | volcanic eruption | 5 | 0.8 m | |
| 16 August 1916off Italy | earthquake | 1 | 0.2 m | |
| 3 July 1916off Italy | earthquake | 3 | 10 m | |
| 28 December 1908off Italy | earthquake and landslide | 76 | 13 m | 294 |
| 23 October 1907Italy | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 8 December 1889off Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 18 March 1875Italy | earthquake | 4 | – | |
| 20 September 1867off Greece | earthquake | 3 | – | |
| 20 October 1850Pacific Ocean | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 16 May 1850Pacific Ocean | unknown cause | 1 | – | |
| 26 August 1847Pacific Ocean | unknown cause | 1 | – | |
| 3 December 1846Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 14 August 1846Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 26 August 1846Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 8 March 1832Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 9 October 1828Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 20 August 1823Pacific Ocean | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 5 March 1823off Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 23 July 1820Pacific Ocean | unknown cause | 1 | – | |
| 8 January 1819off Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 9 December 1818Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 23 February 1818Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 26 July 1805Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 31 July 1804Pacific Ocean | unknown cause | 1 | – | |
| 7 January 1784off Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 19 January 1784off Italy | earthquake | 3 | – | |
| 28 March 1783Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 1 March 1783Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 24 March 1783Italy | landslide | 1 | – | 1 |
| 6 February 1783off Italy | earthquake and landslide | 8 | 16 m | 1,554 |
| 5 February 1783Italy | earthquake | 9 | – | |
| 5 February 1783off Italy | earthquake | 4 | – | |
| 21 November 1751off Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 16 January 1742off Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 1 September 1726Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 28 March 1723Pacific Ocean | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 30 June 1714Italy | volcanic eruption | 1 | – | |
| 20 July 1707Pacific Ocean | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 2 July 1703off Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| January 1699Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 14 May 1698Italy | volcanic eruption | 5 | – | |
| 11 January 1693Italy | earthquake | 9 | 12 m | |
| 23 December 1690Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 3 February 1690Italy | volcanic eruption | 1 | – | |
| August 1682Pacific Ocean | earthquake | 5 | – | |
| 14 April 1672Italy | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 6 April 1667off Croatia | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 22 April 1661Pacific Ocean | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 5 April 1646Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 27 March 1638Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 17 December 1631Italy | volcano and earthquake | 4 | 5 m | |
| 25 August 1613Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 1594Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 20 October 1562Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 10 December 1542Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 26 March 1511Italy | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 4 December 1456Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 25 January 1348Austria | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 25 November 1343Pacific Ocean | unknown cause | 1 | – | |
| 28 June 1329Italy | volcano and earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 1321off Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 1172Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 4 February 1169Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 20 June 1112Italy | unknown cause | 1 | – | |
| 22 July 963Italy | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 21 July 365off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 258Italy | earthquake | 1 | – |
Towns the wave reached
VillanovaTsunamis: 15
StromboliTsunamis: 13
MessinaTsunamis: 11
GinostraTsunamis: 10
PiscitàTsunamis: 9
LivornoTsunamis: 9
CataniaTsunamis: 8
GenoaTsunamis: 8
LipariTsunamis: 8
PalermoTsunamis: 6
Torre di FaroTsunamis: 6
ScillaTsunamis: 5
AugustaTsunamis: 4
AnconaTsunamis: 4
SbarreTsunamis: 4
Ca ZoiaTsunamis: 4
CrotoneTsunamis: 3
Porto EmpedocleTsunamis: 3