93Tsunamis

Tsunamis in New Zealand

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in New Zealand: 93 events and 615 recorded places; the highest wave 15 m; 2 deaths on these coasts.

93Tsunamis

615Places the wave reached

15 mHighest wave

2Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tsunamis in New Zealand

< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Every tsunami

Date	Cause	Places the wave reached	Highest wave	Deaths
2 December 2025Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	4	0.3 m
29 July 2025off Russia	earthquake	5	0.3 m
25 March 2025off New Zealand	earthquake	1	0.1 m
19 May 2023off New Caledonia	earthquake	10	0.3 m
24 April 2023off New Zealand	earthquake	2	0.1 m
16 March 2023off New Zealand	earthquake	2	0.1 m
30 November 2022New Zealand	earthquake	4	1 m
15 January 2022off Tonga	volcanic eruption	13	0.9 m
29 January 2022off New Zealand	earthquake	1	0.1 m
4 March 2021off New Zealand	earthquake	5	0.3 m
4 March 2021off New Zealand	earthquake	17	0.3 m
4 March 2021off New Zealand	earthquake	5	0.3 m
10 February 2021off New Caledonia	earthquake	10	0.8 m
18 June 2020off New Zealand	earthquake	4	0.1 m
15 June 2019off New Zealand	earthquake	6	0.1 m
5 December 2018off New Caledonia	earthquake	4	0.2 m
8 December 2017off New Zealand	unknown cause	6	0.5 m
8 September 2017off Mexico	earthquake	9	0.3 m
13 November 2016New Zealand	earthquake	17	6.5 m
1 September 2016off New Zealand	earthquake	4	0.2 m
16 September 2015off Chile	earthquake	16	0.4 m
23 June 2014off New Zealand	earthquake	4	0.1 m
1 April 2014off Chile	earthquake	16	0.3 m
16 August 2013New Zealand	earthquake	2	0.1 m
21 July 2013off New Zealand	earthquake	2	0.1 m
6 February 2013off Solomon Islands	earthquake	5	0.2 m
28 October 2012Canada	earthquake	6	0.1 m
27 August 2012off El Salvador	earthquake	1	0.1 m
21 October 2011off New Zealand	earthquake	2	0.1 m
6 July 2011off New Zealand	earthquake	4	1.2 m
11 March 2011off Japan	earthquake	33	0.9 m
21 February 2011New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	1	3.5 m
27 February 2010off Chile	earthquake	23	1 m
29 September 2009off Samoa	earthquake	22	0.4 m
15 July 2009off New Zealand	earthquake	5	0.5 m
19 March 2009off Tonga	earthquake	3	0.1 m
30 September 2007off New Zealand	earthquake	2	0.3 m
15 August 2007off Peru	earthquake	6	0.3 m
1 April 2007off Solomon Islands	earthquake	9	0.5 m
15 November 2006off Russia	earthquake	7	0.3 m
3 May 2006off Tonga	earthquake	9	0.1 m
26 December 2004off Indonesia	earthquake	29	0.5 m
23 December 2004off New Zealand	earthquake	2	0.1 m
21 August 2003New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	2	4 m
4 November 2002New Zealand	landslide	1	–
23 June 2001off Peru	earthquake	13	0.3 m
26 November 1999off Vanuatu	earthquake	1	0.1 m
17 July 1998off Papua New Guinea	earthquake and landslide	3	0.1 m
25 March 1998off Antarctica	earthquake	1	0.1 m
20 May 1987New Zealand	landslide	1	–
7 May 1986off the United States	earthquake	1	0.2 m
25 May 1981off New Zealand	earthquake	1	–
10 October 1978New Zealand	landslide	1	–
22 June 1977off Tonga	earthquake	4	0.2 m
14 January 1976off New Zealand	earthquake	4	0.8 m
28 March 1964United States	earthquake and landslide	6	1.3 m
22 May 1960Chile	earthquake	80	5.5 m
4 November 1952off Russia	earthquake	9	1 m
14 March 1950off New Zealand	earthquake	1	–
17 May 1947off New Zealand	earthquake	3	6 m
25 March 1947off New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	3	10 m
1 April 1946off the United States	earthquake and landslide	14	2.4 m
15 September 1932New Zealand	earthquake	1	–
2 February 1931New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	5	15 m
16 June 1929New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	1	2.5 m
1926New Zealand	unknown cause	1	6.4 m
1 September 1923off Japan	earthquake	1	0.1 m
25 December 1922New Zealand	earthquake	1	–
11 November 1922Chile	earthquake	2	0.2 m
22 February 1913New Zealand	earthquake	4	1.5 m
31 January 1906Ecuador	earthquake	1	0.6 m
26 February 1905off New Zealand	probably an earthquake	1	–	1
18 August 1895New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	1	–
16 September 1891New Zealand	unknown cause	1	–
27 August 1883off Indonesia	volcanic eruption	13	2.4 m
13 April 1882New Zealand	earthquake	1	1.2 m
29 June 1881New Zealand	earthquake	2	3 m
8 September 1880off New Zealand	earthquake	1	2 m
27 April 1879off New Zealand	unknown cause	1	0.9 m
10 May 1877off Chile	earthquake	18	3 m
6 April 1870New Zealand	unknown cause	1	0.6 m
2 March 1869off New Zealand	unknown cause	3	0.6 m
18 October 1868off New Zealand	earthquake	5	3 m
13 August 1868off Peru	earthquake	25	4.5 m	1
March 1856off New Zealand	unknown cause	2	1 m
11 February 1855off New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	1	1 m
3 February 1855New Zealand	earthquake	1	–
23 January 1855New Zealand	earthquake	28	11 m
8 July 1843New Zealand	earthquake and landslide	1	1 m
August 1840off New Zealand	unknown cause	2	1 m
1839New Zealand	unknown cause	1	–
20 February 1835Chile	earthquake	1	–
1826off New Zealand	earthquake	1	–