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416Tsunamis

Tsunamis in Japan

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Japan: 416 events and 12,562 recorded places; the highest wave 90 m; 132,569 deaths on these coasts.

416Tsunamis
12,562Places the wave reached
90 mHighest wave
132,569Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

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

Every tsunami

DateCausePlaces the wave reachedHighest waveDeaths
7 June 2026off the Philippinesearthquake160.3 m
20 April 2026off Japanearthquake190.8 m
8 December 2025off Japanearthquake190.7 m
12 December 2025off Japanearthquake30.2 m
9 November 2025off Japanearthquake40.2 m
29 July 2025off Russiaearthquake981.3 m1
13 January 2025off Japanearthquake90.2 m
23 September 2024off Japanearthquake120.7 m
8 August 2024off Japanearthquake200.5 m
2 April 2024off Taiwanearthquake30.3 m
1 January 2024Japanearthquake and landslide46911.3 m
2 December 2023off the Philippinesearthquake400.4 m
8 October 2023off Japanvolcano and landslide290.7 m
5 October 2023off Japanearthquake10.2 m
6 October 2023off Japanearthquake40.2 m
5 May 2023off Japanearthquake20.1 m
16 March 2022off Japanearthquake110.3 m
15 January 2022off Tongavolcanic eruption1531.3 m
4 March 2021off New Zealandearthquake70.2 m
13 February 2021off Japanearthquake40.1 m
18 June 2019off Japanearthquake80.1 m
20 March 2019Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)22.9 m
1 October 2018Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)20.6 m
4 September 2018Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)81.3 m
6 May 2018off Japanearthquake10.2 m
21 November 2016off Japanearthquake421.4 m
13 November 2015off Japanearthquake10.3 m
16 September 2015off Chileearthquake490.8 m
2 May 2015off Japanearthquake160.6 m
16 February 2015off Japanearthquake30.3 m
11 July 2014off Japanearthquake60.2 m
1 April 2014off Chileearthquake130.6 m
25 October 2013off Japanearthquake60.4 m
6 February 2013off Solomon Islandsearthquake80.4 m
7 December 2012off Japanearthquake31 m
28 October 2012Canadaearthquake40.1 m
31 August 2012off the Philippinesearthquake80.2 m
14 March 2012off Japanearthquake20.2 m
10 July 2011off Japanearthquake30.1 m
7 April 2011off Japanearthquake10.1 m
11 March 2011off Japanearthquake5,49555.9 m15,939
9 March 2011off Japanearthquake240.2 m
9 March 2011off Japanearthquake10.1 m
21 December 2010off Japanearthquake90.2 m
27 February 2010off Chileearthquake60.8 m
26 February 2010off Japanearthquake20.1 m
29 September 2009off Samoaearthquake100.2 m
10 August 2009off Japanearthquake50.6 m
24 February 2009Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)61.5 m
3 January 2009off Indonesiaearthquake70.3 m
15 January 2009off Russiaearthquake10 m
11 September 2008off Japanearthquake10.1 m
19 July 2008off Japanearthquake30.2 m
2 August 2007off Russiaearthquake40.2 m
15 August 2007off Peruearthquake60.1 m
16 July 2007off Japanearthquake1–
25 March 2007off Japanearthquake60.1 m
13 January 2007off Russiaearthquake60.4 m
15 November 2006off Russiaearthquake210.7 m
23 October 2006off Japanearthquake50.8 m
3 May 2006off Tongaearthquake20.1 m
14 November 2005off Japanearthquake1–
16 August 2005off Japanearthquake10.1 m
19 January 2005off Japanearthquake110.4 m
28 November 2004off Japanearthquake20.1 m
5 September 2004off Japanearthquake240.9 m
5 September 2004off Japanearthquake120.6 m
31 October 2003off Japanearthquake40.3 m
25 September 2003off Japanearthquake2454.4 m2
8 September 2002off Papua New Guineaearthquake170.2 m
31 March 2002off Taiwanearthquake30.1 m
26 March 2002off Japanearthquake30.1 m
18 December 2001off Japanearthquake40.1 m
23 June 2001off Peruearthquake310.3 m
30 July 2000off Japanearthquake10.1 m
1 July 2000off Japanearthquake40.1 m
15 July 2000off Japanearthquake10.1 m
26 November 1999off Vanuatuearthquake210.2 m
17 July 1998off Papua New Guineaearthquake and landslide370.2 m
3 May 1998off Japanearthquake140.1 m
30 September 1997off Japanearthquake10 m
21 April 1997off Vanuatuearthquake310.2 m
2 December 1996Japanearthquake40.1 m
19 October 1996off Japanearthquake60.6 m
18 October 1996off Japanearthquake10.2 m
4 September 1996off Japanearthquake140.2 m
10 June 1996off the United Statesearthquake190.1 m
17 February 1996off Indonesiaearthquake and landslide511 m
3 December 1995off Russiaearthquake150.2 m
18 October 1995off Japanearthquake422.6 m
19 October 1995off Japanearthquake and landslide150.3 m
30 July 1995Chileearthquake350.3 m
16 January 1995off Japanearthquake20.3 m
28 December 1994off Japanearthquake130.5 m
4 October 1994off Russiaearthquake521.7 m
9 October 1994off Russiaearthquake20.1 m
8 April 1994off Japanearthquake30.1 m
8 August 1993off Guamearthquake330.5 m
7 August 1993off Japanearthquake10.2 m
12 July 1993off Japanearthquake13532 m181
7 February 1993off Japanearthquake10.5 m
2 September 1992off Nicaraguaearthquake10.1 m
18 July 1992off Japanearthquake40.2 m
13 December 1990off Taiwanearthquake20 m
23 September 1990off Japanearthquake40.2 m
5 April 1990off Northern Mariana Islandsearthquake270.3 m
20 February 1990off Japanearthquake10.2 m
1 November 1989off Japanearthquake120.5 m
29 October 1989off Japanearthquake40.1 m
24 March 1987off Japanearthquake30.2 m
18 March 1987off Japanearthquake10 m
6 February 1987off Japanearthquake30.1 m
14 November 1986Taiwanearthquake30.3 m
7 May 1986off the United Statesearthquake290.2 m
3 March 1985Chileearthquake320.2 m
18 September 1984off Japanearthquake120.1 m
6 August 1984off Japanearthquake60.2 m
13 June 1984off Japanearthquake90.5 m
24 March 1984off Russiaearthquake30.1 m
9 June 1983off Japanearthquake10.6 m
21 June 1983off Japanearthquake270.4 m
26 May 1983off Japanearthquake21214.9 m47
28 December 1982off Japanearthquake10.2 m
23 July 1982off Japanearthquake220.2 m
21 March 1982off Japanearthquake310.8 m
18 January 1981off Japanearthquake260.2 m
17 July 1980off Vanuatuearthquake300.1 m
29 June 1980off Japanearthquake160.3 m
23 February 1980off Russiaearthquake60.1 m
12 December 1979off Colombiaearthquake310.3 m
31 March 1979Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)24.8 m
20 February 1979off Japanearthquake110.1 m
23 July 1978off Taiwanearthquake10.1 m
12 June 1978off Japanearthquake310.6 m
24 March 1978off Russiaearthquake110.3 m
23 March 1978off Russiaearthquake90.2 m
22 March 1978off Russiaearthquake10.1 m
14 January 1978off Japanearthquake140.4 m
16 August 1976off the Philippinesearthquake50.1 m
21 January 1976off Russiaearthquake10.1 m
29 November 1975United Statesearthquake and landslide250.3 m
31 October 1975off the Philippinesearthquake220.3 m
20 July 1975off Papua New Guineaearthquake120.1 m
10 June 1975off Russiaearthquake301 m
3 October 1974off Peruearthquake260.2 m
27 September 1974off Russiaearthquake30.2 m
8 May 1974off Japanearthquake50.1 m
17 June 1973off Japanearthquake616 m
24 June 1973off Russiaearthquake280.6 m
26 June 1973off Russiaearthquake20.2 m
4 December 1972off Japanearthquake390.4 m
2 December 1972off the Philippinesearthquake290.2 m
29 February 1972off Japanearthquake280.2 m
25 January 1972off Taiwanearthquake10.1 m
5 September 1971off Russiaearthquake160.3 m
6 September 1971off Russiaearthquake100.3 m
2 August 1971off Japanearthquake170.5 m
26 July 1971off Papua New Guineaearthquake140.1 m
14 July 1971off Papua New Guineaearthquake150.1 m
25 July 1970off Japanearthquake340.3 m
31 May 1970off Peruearthquake130.1 m
11 August 1969off Russiaearthquake481.3 m
21 April 1969off Japanearthquake60.1 m
10 August 1968off Indonesiaearthquake220.2 m
1 August 1968Philippinesearthquake320.2 m
14 August 1968Indonesiaearthquake30.1 m
12 June 1968off Japanearthquake281 m
16 May 1968off Japanearthquake2806 m
16 May 1968off Japanearthquake80.6 m
1 April 1968off Japanearthquake593.1 m
29 January 1968off Russiaearthquake90.2 m
17 October 1966off Peruearthquake130.2 m
12 March 1966off Japanearthquake30.1 m
11 June 1965off Russiaearthquake40.1 m
4 February 1965off the United Statesearthquake520.6 m
10 December 1964off Japanearthquake30.1 m
24 July 1964off Russiaearthquake40.1 m
16 June 1964off Japanearthquake1445.8 m
7 May 1964off Japanearthquake341.3 m
7 May 1964off Japanearthquake2–
28 March 1964United Statesearthquake and landslide590.8 m
13 October 1963off Russiaearthquake511.4 m
20 October 1963off Russiaearthquake30.4 m
12 October 1963off Russiaearthquake20.1 m
12 April 1962off Japanearthquake120.5 m
23 April 1962off Japanearthquake100.1 m
15 November 1961off Japanearthquake90.1 m
11 August 1961off Japanearthquake90.1 m
18 July 1961off Japanearthquake60.1 m
26 February 1961off Japanearthquake290.7 m
12 February 1961off Russiaearthquake40.1 m
16 January 1961off Japanearthquake50.2 m
16 January 1961off Japanearthquake10.2 m
16 January 1961off Japanearthquake40.2 m
20 November 1960off Peruearthquake70.2 m
29 July 1960off Japanearthquake50.3 m
22 May 1960Chileearthquake5518.1 m
20 March 1960off Japanearthquake191 m
23 March 1960off Japanearthquake120.8 m
26 October 1959off Japanearthquake80.1 m
22 January 1959off Japanearthquake90.5 m
6 November 1958off Russiaearthquake361 m
12 November 1958off Russiaearthquake10.2 m
9 March 1957off the United Statesearthquake273 m
5 March 1956off Japanearthquake10.1 m
18 November 1954off Japanearthquake3–
25 November 1953off Japanearthquake303 m
11 March 1953off Japanvolcanic eruption26 m
25 March 1953off Japanvolcanic eruption10.1 m
4 November 1952off Russiaearthquake1023 m
24 September 1952off Japanvolcanic eruption10.5 m
26 September 1952off Japanvolcanic eruption10.4 m
16 September 1952off Japanvolcanic eruption10.3 m
23 September 1952off Japanvolcanic eruption10.1 m
17 September 1952off Japanvolcanic eruption1–
4 March 1952off Japanearthquake1726.5 m
9 March 1952off Japanearthquake30.2 m
17 April 1948off Japanearthquake30.6 m
4 November 1947off Japanearthquake42 m
20 December 1946off Japanearthquake2466.5 m288
1 April 1946off the United Statesearthquake and landslide100.6 m
10 February 1945off Japanearthquake10.2 m
12 January 1945off Japanearthquake71 m
7 December 1944off Japanearthquake1239 m40
13 June 1943off Japanearthquake10.3 m
6 April 1943off Chileearthquake50.2 m
18 November 1941off Japanearthquake111 m
1 August 1940off Japanearthquake503 m10
1 May 1939off Japanearthquake221.2 m
20 March 1939off Japanearthquake40.4 m
6 November 1938off Japanearthquake150.6 m
6 November 1938off Japanearthquake110.6 m
5 November 1938off Japanearthquake170.6 m
5 November 1938off Japanearthquake120.6 m
13 November 1938off Japanearthquake70.4 m
22 November 1938off Japanearthquake40.1 m
30 November 1938off Japanearthquake90.1 m
10 June 1938off Japanearthquake10.8 m
28 May 1938Japanearthquake20.9 m1
23 May 1938off Japanearthquake70.4 m
2 November 1936off Japanearthquake100.3 m
12 October 1935off Japanearthquake80.2 m
18 October 1935off Japanearthquake20.1 m
19 July 1935off Japanearthquake10.1 m
18 June 1933off Japanearthquake80.1 m
2 March 1933off Japanearthquake26929 m3,022
2 November 1931off Japanearthquake90.4 m
9 March 1931off Japanearthquake70.2 m
21 May 1929off Japanearthquake1–
7 March 1929off the United Statesearthquake10.1 m
27 May 1928off Japanearthquake80.5 m
18 August 1927off Japanearthquake20.2 m
5 August 1927off Japanearthquake50.1 m
7 March 1927Japanearthquake and landslide90.6 m
1 September 1923off Japanearthquake11513 m344
2 September 1923off Japanearthquake50.3 m
1 June 1923off Japanearthquake10.2 m
13 April 1923Russiaearthquake20.2 m
3 February 1923Russiaearthquake40.5 m
11 November 1922Chileearthquake100.3 m
8 November 1918off Russiaearthquake30.5 m
7 September 1918off Russiaearthquake103 m
15 August 1918off the Philippinesearthquake20.2 m
1 November 1915off Japanearthquake21 m
12 January 1914Japanvolcano and earthquake13 m
8 June 1912off Japanearthquake1–
15 June 1911off Japanearthquake2–
14 August 1909Japanearthquake11.8 m
13 March 1909off Japanearthquake1–
12 March 1909off Japanearthquake1–
17 August 1906off Chileearthquake50.2 m
31 January 1906Ecuadorearthquake60.3 m
6 July 1905off Japanearthquake1–57
9 August 1901off Japanearthquake30.6 m
9 August 1901off Japanearthquake20.3 m
9 August 1901off Japanearthquake10 m
24 June 1901off Japanearthquake30.3 m
24 November 1899off Japanearthquake10.2 m
25 November 1899off Japanearthquake10.1 m
7 October 1899off Japanunknown cause1–
22 April 1898off Japanearthquake20.1 m
5 August 1897off Japanearthquake343.6 m
19 February 1897off Japanearthquake21 m
15 June 1896off Japanearthquake4638.2 m18,802
9 January 1896off Japanearthquake60.3 m
22 March 1894off Japanearthquake164 m
4 June 1893off Russiaearthquake12.5 m
13 June 1893off Japanearthquake1–
9 December 1892Japanearthquake2–
25 October 1881off Russiaearthquake2–
10 May 1877off Chileearthquake93 m
26 October 1876Pacific Oceanprobably an earthquake1–
14 March 1872off Japanearthquake113 m
13 August 1868off Peruearthquake63 m
20 September 1863off Japanearthquake1–
20 October 1861off Japanearthquake23.9 m
13 July 1857Japanearthquake1–
September 1856Japanweather (meteotsunami)1–
23 August 1856off Japanearthquake286 m
7 November 1855off Japanearthquake53 m
11 November 1855Japanearthquake20 m
24 December 1854off Japanearthquake7228 m1,661
23 December 1854off Japanearthquake6721 m268
3 October 1853off Japanearthquake1–
March 1846off Japanearthquake22 m
25 April 1843off Japanearthquake74.5 m45
7 November 1837Chileearthquake3–
20 July 1835off Japanearthquake45 m
9 February 1834off Japanearthquake1–
7 December 1833off Japanearthquake239 m43
26 May 1828off Japanearthquake2–
January 1826off Japanearthquake16 m
25 September 1810Japanearthquake11 m
8 August 1808off Japanearthquake11.5 m
10 July 1804Japanearthquake21 m
9 December 1802off Japanearthquake1–
29 June 1799Japanearthquake2–
17 February 1793off Japanearthquake84.5 m13
8 February 1793off Japanearthquake2–
13 June 1792off Japanearthquake5–5
21 May 1792Japanvolcano, earthquake and landslide2455 m5,343
13 September 1791Japanearthquake1–
13 May 1791Japanunknown cause311 m
1789off Japanunknown cause10.6 m
22 August 1782off Japanearthquake and landslide3–
11 April 1781Japanvolcanic eruption1–15
31 October 1780Japanvolcanic eruption1–
9 September 1780Japanvolcanic eruption26 m
October 1775Pacific Oceanunknown cause3–
24 April 1771off Japanearthquake1685.4 m25,427
29 August 1769off Japanearthquake52.5 m
22 July 1768off Japanearthquake11.2 m
8 March 1766off Japanearthquake3–
11 March 1763off Japanearthquake1–
15 March 1763off Japanearthquake1–
29 January 1763off Japanearthquake45 m
31 October 1762off Japanearthquake1–
25 May 1751Chileearthquake32 m
20 May 1751off Japanearthquake and landslide1–2,100
March 1747Japanunknown cause2–
29 August 1741off Japanvolcano and landslide5690 m1,607
4 December 1732off Japanearthquake12 m
8 July 1730off Chileearthquake62 m
1 April 1726off Japanearthquake1–
29 December 1715off Japanearthquake1–
20 December 1711Japanearthquake12 m
13 February 1708off Japanearthquake4–
28 October 1707off Japanearthquake2725.7 m2,669
28 October 1707off Japanearthquake211 m1,000
1704off Japanunknown cause2–
30 December 1703off Japanearthquake4611.7 m1,497
16 April 1700Japanearthquake16 m1,000
1 April 1700off Japanlandslide1–1,001
27 January 1700off the United Statesearthquake75.4 m2
22 December 1698off Japanearthquake1–
1689Pacific Oceanunknown cause12 m
20 October 1687off Peruearthquake42 m
28 September 1680off Japanearthquake2–
4 November 1677off Japanearthquake238 m485
13 April 1677off Japanearthquake46 m
1667off Japanearthquake1–
31 May 1666off Japanearthquake4–
1664off Japanvolcanic eruption1–
30 October 1662off Japanearthquake65 m5
18 October 1644Japanearthquake1–117
4 September 1642off Japanearthquake1–
31 July 1640Japanvolcano and landslide3–700
1 March 1633off Japanearthquake3–
September 1627off the Philippinesearthquake1–
6 December 1616off Japanearthquake4–300
9 September 1616off Japanearthquake3–
26 November 1614off Japanearthquake1–
2 December 1611off Japanearthquake1125 m4,783
23 January 1606off Japanvolcanic eruption1–
3 February 1605off Japanearthquake1010 m1,209
3 February 1605off Japanearthquake7–1,211
8 February 1602off Japanearthquake and landslide2–
10 September 1597off Japanearthquake and landslide1–40
4 September 1596off Japanearthquake and landslide68 m708
21 March 1589Japanearthquake3–
10 July 1586off Peruearthquake22.5 m
18 January 1586off Japanearthquake4–
20 May 1571Pacific Oceanunknown cause1–
7 February 1545Japanearthquake1–
4 April 1520off Japanearthquake1–
21 September 1510off Japanearthquake1–
20 September 1498off Japanearthquake610 m31,201
20 September 1498off Japanearthquake1–
9 July 1498off Japanearthquake2–
12 September 1495off Japanearthquake25 m200
19 September 1448off Japanearthquake1–
7 November 1433off Japanearthquake1–
6 September 1420Pacific Oceanunknown cause2–
21 January 1408off Japanearthquake2–
December 1403off Japanearthquake2–
3 August 1361off Japanearthquake6–1,060
22 November 1360off Japanearthquake3–
31 October 1341off Japanearthquake1–2,600
9 October 1257off Japanearthquake1–
9 October 1257off Japanearthquake3–
22 May 1241off Japanearthquake2–
17 December 1096off Japanearthquake57 m
10 June 1088off Japanearthquake12 m
16 June 1026off Japanearthquake210 m1,000
2 August 887off Japanearthquake14 m2,000
26 August 887off Japanearthquake2–
13 July 869off Japanearthquake5–1,000
10 July 863Japanearthquake and landslide1–
27 November 850Japanearthquake and landslide1–
August 818off Japanearthquake and landslide1–
18 September 799Pacific Oceanunknown cause42 m
20 July 766Japanvolcanic eruption1–
9 June 745off Japanearthquake1–
30 June 744off Japanearthquake1–1,520
12 May 701off Japanearthquake1–
29 November 684off Japanearthquake23 m

Towns the wave reached

SamemachiTsunamis: 147
JodogahamaTsunamis: 135
OnahamaTsunamis: 120
OzawaTsunamis: 116
NagasakiTsunamis: 113
MinatoTsunamis: 103
MeraTsunamis: 102
KamaishiTsunamis: 99
WadaTsunamis: 99
KushimotoTsunamis: 91
ShimanokoshiTsunamis: 86
ShimizuTsunamis: 82
ChoshiTsunamis: 80
NodaTsunamis: 78
AndoTsunamis: 78
YamamotoTsunamis: 78
TenmauraTsunamis: 77
KushiroTsunamis: 75