33Tsunamis
Tsunamis in Tonga
Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Tonga: 33 events and 126 recorded places; the highest wave 22 m; 1 deaths on these coasts.
33Tsunamis
126Places the wave reached
22 mHighest wave
1Deaths
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2025off Russia | earthquake | 1 | 0.2 m | |
| 30 March 2025off Tonga | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 11 November 2022off Tonga | earthquake | 2 | 0.1 m | |
| 15 January 2022off Tonga | volcanic eruption | 84 | 22 m | 1 |
| 13 January 2022off Tonga | volcanic eruption | 1 | 0.2 m | |
| 4 March 2021off New Zealand | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 10 February 2021off New Caledonia | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 5 December 2018off New Caledonia | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 16 September 2015off Chile | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 1 April 2014off Chile | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 6 February 2013off Solomon Islands | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 11 March 2011off Japan | earthquake | 1 | 0.6 m | |
| 27 February 2010off Chile | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 7 October 2009off Vanuatu | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 29 September 2009off Samoa | earthquake | 6 | 4.6 m | |
| 19 March 2009off Tonga | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 15 August 2007off Peru | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 1 April 2007off Solomon Islands | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 15 November 2006off Russia | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 3 May 2006off Tonga | earthquake | 1 | 0.2 m | |
| 26 December 2004off Indonesia | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 23 June 2001off Peru | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 30 July 1995Chile | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 16 May 1995off New Caledonia | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 18 May 1928off Tonga | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 30 April 1919off Tonga | earthquake | 1 | 2.5 m | |
| 26 June 1917off Samoa | earthquake | 1 | 4.2 m | |
| July 1907off Tonga | volcanic eruption | 1 | – | |
| 30 August 1892Tonga | volcanic eruption | 1 | – | |
| 8 March 1889Pacific Ocean | unknown cause | 3 | 11 m | |
| 18 November 1865off Tonga | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 24 December 1853off Tonga | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 7 November 1837Chile | earthquake | 1 | – |
Towns the wave reached
HoumakelikaoTsunamis: 27
'OhonuaTsunamis: 10
NukuʻalofaTsunamis: 7
NiutouaTsunamis: 7
Ha‘atafuTsunamis: 6
Lotoha’apaiTsunamis: 4
TukutongaTsunamis: 4
KolofuuTsunamis: 3
AhauTsunamis: 3
TokomololoTsunamis: 3
FuaʻamotuTsunamis: 3
KolongaTsunamis: 3
HōfoaTsunamis: 3
NaveaTsunamis: 3
Ha'apaiTsunamis: 2
KanokupoluTsunamis: 2
Fo‘uiTsunamis: 2
ManakaTsunamis: 2