30Tsunamis

Tsunamis in Spain

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Spain: 30 events and 143 recorded places; the highest wave 18.3 m; 2,015 deaths on these coasts.

30Tsunamis

143Places the wave reached

18.3 mHighest wave

2,015Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tsunamis in Spain

< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Date	Cause	Places the wave reached	Highest wave	Deaths
24 August 2026Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	5	0.7 m
15 January 2022off Tonga	volcanic eruption	1	0.2 m
12 August 2021off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	earthquake	4	0.1 m
18 March 2021off Algeria	earthquake	2	0 m
14 November 2020Spain	landslide	1	–
16 July 2018Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	3	0.8 m	1
25 January 2016off Morocco	earthquake	2	0 m
23 June 2014Pacific Ocean	weather (meteotsunami)	1	–
15 June 2006Spain	weather (meteotsunami)	1	5 m
26 December 2004off Indonesia	earthquake	1	0 m
21 May 2003off Algeria	earthquake	24	3 m
27 May 2003off Algeria	earthquake	2	0.1 m
10 October 1980Algeria	earthquake and landslide	6	0.7 m
14 August 1978off Spain	earthquake	1	0.1 m
26 May 1975off Portugal	earthquake	7	0.1 m
17 July 1969off Spain	unknown cause	2	0.2 m
28 February 1969off Portugal	earthquake	16	0.5 m
9 September 1954Algeria	earthquake and landslide	4	0.3 m
7 July 1941Spain	landslide	2	–
21 August 1856off Algeria	earthquake	1	–
13 January 1804off Spain	earthquake	1	–
9 October 1790Algeria	earthquake	2	1.8 m
31 March 1761off Portugal	earthquake	5	–
1 November 1755off Portugal	earthquake	42	18.3 m	2,014
16 November 1755off Spain	earthquake	1	–
5 May 1706Spain	volcanic eruption	1	–
9 October 1680Spain	earthquake	1	5 m
22 September 1522Spain	earthquake	1	–
21 July 365off Greece	earthquake	2	–
216 BCoff Spain	earthquake	1	–