29Tsunamis

Tsunamis in Taiwan

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Taiwan: 29 events and 74 recorded places; the highest wave 30 m; 1 deaths on these coasts.

29Tsunamis

74Places the wave reached

30 mHighest wave

1Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tsunamis in Taiwan

< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Date	Cause	Places the wave reached	Highest wave	Deaths
29 July 2025off Russia	earthquake	5	0.1 m
2 April 2024off Taiwan	earthquake	9	1 m
15 January 2022off Tonga	volcanic eruption	5	0.4 m
27 February 2010off Chile	earthquake	4	0.2 m
26 December 2006off Taiwan	earthquake	3	0.3 m
31 March 2002off Taiwan	earthquake	4	0.2 m
18 December 2001off Japan	earthquake	2	0.2 m
26 November 1999off Vanuatu	earthquake	1	0.1 m
3 May 1998off Japan	earthquake	1	0.1 m
5 September 1996off Taiwan	earthquake	3	0.1 m
17 February 1996off Indonesia	earthquake and landslide	2	0.3 m
16 September 1994off Taiwan	earthquake	1	0.2 m
8 August 1993off Guam	earthquake	2	0.2 m
14 November 1986Taiwan	earthquake	2	–
25 January 1972off Taiwan	earthquake	1	0 m
12 March 1966off Japan	earthquake	1	–
28 March 1964United States	earthquake and landslide	1	0.1 m
13 October 1963off Russia	earthquake	1	0.1 m
13 February 1963off Taiwan	earthquake	1	0.2 m
22 May 1960Chile	earthquake	6	0.6 m
22 October 1951off Taiwan	earthquake	1	0.3 m
11 November 1922Chile	earthquake	3	0 m
6 May 1917off Taiwan	earthquake	1	0.5 m
18 December 1867off Taiwan	earthquake	9	15 m
9 August 1792Taiwan	earthquake	1	10 m
22 May 1782off Taiwan	earthquake	1	–
April 1781Taiwan	unknown cause	1	30 m	1
8 January 1661off Taiwan	earthquake	1	1 m
17 June 1509off China	earthquake	1	–