19Tsunamis
Tsunamis in the United Kingdom
Tsunamis that reached the coasts in the United Kingdom: 19 events and 61 recorded places; the highest wave 3.1 m.
19Tsunamis
61Places the wave reached
3.1 mHighest wave
–Deaths
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2022off Tonga | volcanic eruption | 5 | 0.1 m | |
| 23 June 2016Pacific Ocean | weather (meteotsunami) | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 1 July 2015Pacific Ocean | weather (meteotsunami) | 3 | 0.2 m | |
| 27 June 2011off the United Kingdom | weather (meteotsunami) | 4 | 0.4 m | |
| 26 December 2004off Indonesia | earthquake | 2 | 0.1 m | |
| 26 May 1975off Portugal | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 28 February 1969off Portugal | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 22 May 1960Chile | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 15 August 1950China | earthquake | 3 | 0 m | |
| 25 November 1941Atlantic Ocean | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 31 December 1911off the United Kingdom | landslide | 1 | 0.9 m | |
| 27 August 1883off Indonesia | volcanic eruption | 2 | 0.2 m | |
| 5 June 1858off France | unknown cause | 2 | – | |
| 31 May 1811Pacific Ocean | unknown cause | 1 | 2.4 m | |
| 31 March 1761off Portugal | earthquake | 7 | 1.8 m | |
| 31 May 1759Pacific Ocean | weather (meteotsunami) | 1 | – | |
| 27 February 1756United Kingdom | unknown cause | 1 | 1.8 m | |
| 1 November 1755off Portugal | earthquake | 21 | 3.1 m | |
| 1700Pacific Ocean | unknown cause | 2 | – |
Towns the wave reached
TredavoeTsunamis: 8
Hugh TownTsunamis: 3
IlfracombeTsunamis: 3
PortsmouthTsunamis: 3
HubberstonTsunamis: 2
TorpointTsunamis: 2
FolkestoneTsunamis: 2
Prussia CoveTsunamis: 2
PenzanceTsunamis: 2
KinlochbervieTsunamis: 1
HolyheadTsunamis: 1
NewhavenTsunamis: 1
AberdeenTsunamis: 1
StonehavenTsunamis: 1
GourdonTsunamis: 1
MarazionTsunamis: 1
MargateTsunamis: 1
ChichesterTsunamis: 1