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299Tsunamis

Tsunamis in the United States

Tsunamis that reached the coasts in the United States: 299 events and 4,526 recorded places; the highest wave 524.3 m; 555 deaths on these coasts.

299Tsunamis
4,526Places the wave reached
524.3 mHighest wave
555Deaths

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Tsunamis in the United States
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Every tsunami

DateCausePlaces the wave reachedHighest waveDeaths
27 July 2026Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)40.4 m
20 April 2026off Japanearthquake40.1 m
18 September 2025off Russiaearthquake160.3 m
10 August 2025United Stateslandslide178481 m
29 July 2025off Russiaearthquake651.7 m
16 July 2025off the United Statesearthquake20.1 m
5 December 2024off the United Statesearthquake20.1 m
17 November 2024United Stateslandslide8814.3 m
20 September 2024United Stateslandslide10 m
7 August 2024United Stateslandslide462 m
16 July 2023off the United Statesearthquake20.2 m
21 June 2023Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)1–
19 September 2022Mexicoearthquake31.2 m
8 May 2022United Stateslandslide10.1 m
15 January 2022off Tongavolcanic eruption1183.8 m
12 August 2021off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islandsearthquake220.2 m
29 July 2021off the United Statesearthquake360.4 m
4 March 2021off New Zealandearthquake240.3 m
19 October 2020off the United Statesearthquake140.8 m
22 July 2020off the United Statesearthquake20.2 m
13 June 2020Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)10.5 m
23 April 2020Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)10.5 m
25 March 2020off Russiaearthquake40.1 m
14 April 2019Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)21.2 m
5 December 2018off New Caledoniaearthquake20.1 m
4 May 2018off the United Statesvolcano and earthquake70.4 m
15 May 2018Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)90.2 m
23 January 2018off the United Statesearthquake340.3 m
8 September 2017off Mexicoearthquake40.2 m
17 July 2017off Russiaearthquake10.1 m
1 May 2017Canadaearthquake10.1 m
18 October 2015United Stateslandslide316192.9 m
16 September 2015off Chileearthquake480.9 m
27 July 2015off the United Statesearthquake20.1 m
25 July 2014off the United Statesearthquake10.1 m
23 June 2014off the United Statesearthquake110.2 m
1 April 2014off Chileearthquake420.6 m
13 June 2013Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)311.8 m
6 February 2013off Solomon Islandsearthquake250.2 m
5 January 2013off the United Statesearthquake and landslide71.5 m
7 November 2012off Guatemalaearthquake20.1 m
28 October 2012Canadaearthquake540.8 m1
2 September 2011off the United Statesearthquake10.1 m
6 July 2011off New Zealandearthquake40.1 m
24 June 2011off the United Statesearthquake60.1 m
11 March 2011off Japanearthquake4215.4 m1
27 February 2010off Chileearthquake681.2 m
7 October 2009off Vanuatuearthquake160.2 m
29 September 2009off Samoaearthquake371.2 m
25 August 2009United Stateslandslide13.6 m
15 July 2009off New Zealandearthquake1–
19 March 2009off Tongaearthquake40.1 m
16 January 2009United Stateslandslide19 m
3 January 2009off Indonesiaearthquake30.1 m
15 January 2009off Russiaearthquake20 m
28 October 2008off the United Statesweather (meteotsunami)53.6 m
8 August 2008off the United Statesvolcanic eruption20.2 m
15 August 2007off Peruearthquake170.4 m
2 August 2007off the United Statesearthquake10 m
1 April 2007off Solomon Islandsearthquake70.1 m
13 January 2007off Russiaearthquake190.3 m
15 November 2006off Russiaearthquake470.9 m
15 October 2006off the United Statesearthquake10.1 m
3 May 2006off Tongaearthquake230.3 m
9 December 2005Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)50.1 m
15 June 2005off the United Statesearthquake30.1 m
26 December 2004off Indonesiaearthquake240.3 m
17 November 2003off the United Statesearthquake120.3 m
25 September 2003off Japanearthquake160.2 m
23 June 2001off Peruearthquake270.4 m
26 November 1999off Vanuatuearthquake60.1 m
5 December 1997Russiaearthquake100.3 m
10 June 1996off the United Statesearthquake290.5 m
10 June 1996off the United Statesearthquake10.2 m
17 February 1996off Indonesiaearthquake and landslide120.4 m
21 February 1996off Peruearthquake20.2 m
3 December 1995off Russiaearthquake120.1 m
9 October 1995Mexicoearthquake40.2 m
30 July 1995Chileearthquake230.4 m
4 November 1994United Stateslandslide29 m1
4 October 1994off Russiaearthquake250.5 m
1 September 1994off the United Statesearthquake10.1 m
8 August 1993off Guamearthquake90.1 m
8 June 1993off Russiaearthquake30.1 m
2 September 1992off Nicaraguaearthquake30.1 m
3 July 1992Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)43 m
25 April 1992United Statesearthquake140.9 m
21 February 1991off the United Statesearthquake20.2 m
5 April 1990off Northern Mariana Islandsearthquake20.1 m
18 October 1989United Statesearthquake31 m
4 September 1989off the United Statesearthquake20.1 m
26 June 1989United Statesearthquake and landslide30.3 m
6 March 1988off the United Statesearthquake50.2 m
30 November 1987off the United Statesearthquake70.4 m
17 November 1987off the United Statesearthquake10.1 m
5 March 1987Chileearthquake10.1 m
20 October 1986off New Zealandearthquake50.1 m
7 May 1986off the United Statesearthquake170.9 m
19 September 1985Mexicoearthquake30.1 m
3 March 1985Chileearthquake120.2 m
19 December 1982off Tongaearthquake20.1 m
17 July 1980off Vanuatuearthquake40.1 m
18 May 1980United Statesvolcano and landslide2250 m
12 December 1979off Colombiaearthquake40.4 m
28 February 1979United Statesearthquake and landslide20.2 m
22 June 1977off Tongaearthquake90.3 m
14 January 1976off New Zealandearthquake20.2 m
29 November 1975United Statesearthquake and landslide3514.3 m2
10 June 1975off Russiaearthquake40.1 m
3 October 1974off Peruearthquake50.4 m
17 June 1973off Japanearthquake50.2 m
28 February 1973off Russiaearthquake20.1 m
30 January 1973Mexicoearthquake30.2 m
30 July 1972off the United Statesearthquake and landslide30.1 m
15 December 1971off Russiaearthquake80.1 m
6 November 1971off the United Statesearthquake20.1 m
14 July 1971off Papua New Guineaearthquake50.1 m
26 July 1971off Papua New Guineaearthquake90.1 m
2 May 1971off the United Statesearthquake10 m
22 November 1969off Russiaearthquake81.1 m
11 August 1969off Russiaearthquake60.2 m
1 August 1968Philippinesearthquake30.1 m
16 May 1968off Japanearthquake230.6 m
1 April 1968off Japanearthquake10.1 m
29 January 1968off Russiaearthquake10.1 m
October 1967United Stateslandslide160 m
28 December 1966off Chileearthquake20.2 m
31 December 1966off Solomon Islandsearthquake2–
17 October 1966off Peruearthquake190.2 m
2 July 1965off the United Statesearthquake20.1 m
30 March 1965off the United Statesearthquake20.1 m
4 February 1965off the United Statesearthquake1710.7 m
30 January 1965Pacific Oceanlandslide1–1
19 May 1964United Stateslandslide110.3 m
28 March 1964United Statesearthquake and landslide27567.1 m124
20 March 1964Pacific Oceanunknown cause10.1 m
13 October 1963off Russiaearthquake150.4 m
20 October 1963off Russiaearthquake60.4 m
20 November 1960off Peruearthquake10.1 m
22 May 1960Chileearthquake36910.7 m63
21 May 1960Chileearthquake10.1 m
4 May 1959off Russiaearthquake60.2 m
6 November 1958off Russiaearthquake110.3 m
12 November 1958off Russiaearthquake50.2 m
10 July 1958United Statesearthquake and landslide17524.3 m5
9 March 1957off the United Statesearthquake26032 m
30 March 1956Russiavolcanic eruption80.3 m
19 April 1955off Chileearthquake30.1 m
26 June 1954United Statesweather (meteotsunami)53 m8
25 November 1953off Japanearthquake20.2 m
14 September 1953off Fijiearthquake and landslide40.1 m
19 August 1953Pacific Oceanlandslide1–
4 November 1952off Russiaearthquake12510.4 m
26 September 1952off Japanvolcanic eruption10.1 m
6 May 1952United Statesweather (meteotsunami)21.5 m
10 April 1952United Stateslandslide119.8 m
17 March 1952off the United Statesearthquake13 m
4 March 1952off Japanearthquake200.3 m
21 August 1951off the United Statesearthquake71.2 m
23 February 1951Pacific Oceanlandslide13 m
14 December 1950Mexicoearthquake10.1 m
5 October 1950Nicaraguaearthquake30.1 m
23 October 1950Guatemalaearthquake30.1 m
19 October 1949off Papua New Guineaearthquake30.1 m
22 August 1949off Canadaearthquake and landslide90.6 m
27 July 1949United Stateslandslide119.8 m
16 April 1949United Stateslandslide12.4 m
13 April 1949off the United Statesearthquake and landslide20.3 m
27 January 1949off Russiaearthquake10.1 m
8 September 1948off Tongaearthquake40.1 m
20 December 1946off Japanearthquake60.2 m
8 August 1946off Dominican Republicearthquake2–
4 August 1946off Dominican Republicearthquake2–
1 April 1946off the United Statesearthquake and landslide51342.2 m164
7 December 1944off Japanearthquake90.3 m
9 April 1944United Stateslandslide19.1 m
6 April 1943off Chileearthquake50.1 m
10 November 1938off the United Statesearthquake80.3 m
19 May 1938off Indonesiaearthquake10.1 m
27 October 1936United Stateslandslide1149.4 m
2 March 1933off Japanearthquake183.3 m
3 June 1932Mexicoearthquake70.4 m
18 June 1932Mexicoearthquake10.1 m
22 June 1932Mexicoearthquake10.1 m
3 October 1931off Solomon Islandsearthquake70.1 m
31 August 1930off the United Statesearthquake and landslide33.1 m1
18 November 1929off St. Pierre & Miquelonearthquake and landslide110.7 m
7 March 1929off the United Statesearthquake51 m
17 June 1928Mexicoearthquake50.2 m
28 December 1927Russiaearthquake20.1 m
4 November 1927off the United Statesearthquake81.8 m
12 October 1927Pacific Oceanlandslide10 m
24 October 1927United Statesearthquake and landslide9–
9 January 1926off the United Stateslandslide33 m
4 October 1925Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)20.3 m
23 February 1925off the United Statesearthquake and landslide1–
1 September 1923off Japanearthquake10 m
13 April 1923Russiaearthquake51.8 m
3 February 1923Russiaearthquake86.1 m1
11 November 1922Chileearthquake62.1 m
2 May 1922Pacific Oceanunknown cause10.6 m
2 October 1919United Statesvolcano and landslide34.3 m
30 April 1919off Tongaearthquake50.9 m
4 December 1918off Chileearthquake30.1 m
8 November 1918off Russiaearthquake20.1 m
11 October 1918off Puerto Ricoearthquake and landslide10.1 m
25 October 1918off Puerto Ricoearthquake1–
7 September 1918off Russiaearthquake41.5 m
15 August 1918off the Philippinesearthquake10.1 m
16 August 1917off the United Stateslandslide12.4 m
26 June 1917off Samoaearthquake30.1 m
1 May 1917off New Zealandearthquake40.3 m
26 May 1914off Indonesiaearthquake10.1 m
11 December 1913Pacific Oceanunknown cause14.5 m
11 October 1913off Papua New Guineaearthquake10.1 m
9 June 1913United Stateslandslide1–
13 April 1912United Statesweather (meteotsunami)2–
21 November 1910Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)10.3 m
6 October 1909United Statesearthquake1–
21 September 1908off the United Statesearthquake11.2 m
24 September 1907United Statesearthquake and landslide1–
17 August 1906off Chileearthquake93.5 m
7 August 1906United Statesunknown cause10 m
18 April 1906United Statesearthquake and landslide30.1 m
31 January 1906Ecuadorearthquake51.8 m
4 July 1905off the United Stateslandslide433.5 m
29 November 1903Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)315.7 m
24 November 1903Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)1–
August 1903Pacific Oceanvolcanic eruption1–
26 February 1902El Salvadorprobably an earthquake1–
9 August 1901off New Caledoniavolcano and earthquake81.2 m
3 March 1901United Statesearthquake and landslide1–
11 August 1900United Statesearthquake and landslide1–5
10 September 1899United Statesearthquake and landslide1261 m
4 September 1899off the United Statesearthquake43.1 m
17 April 1897Pacific Oceanlandslide1–
15 June 1896off Japanearthquake225.5 m
1 September 1895United Statesearthquake1–
9 March 1895Pacific Oceanlandslide1–
28 November 1894off the United Stateslandslide13 m2
29 November 1891United Statesearthquake and landslide32.4 m
8 July 1887Pacific Oceanunknown cause10.1 m
1 September 1886United Statesearthquake3–
6 October 1883United Statesvolcano and landslide39.1 m
27 August 1883off Indonesiavolcanic eruption30.2 m
26 October 1880off the United Statesearthquake and landslide21.8 m
29 September 1880United Statesearthquake2–
10 August 1879United Statesearthquake and landslide1–
22 November 1878United Stateslandslide91 m1
20 January 1878Pacific Oceanearthquake53.6 m
10 May 1877off Chileearthquake174.8 m5
24 February 1877United Statesvolcano and earthquake1–
May 1874off the United Stateslandslide124.4 m
23 November 1873United Statesearthquake and landslide13.1 m
17 November 1872off the United Statesearthquake20.5 m
16 September 1872Pacific Oceanunknown cause20.1 m
23 August 1872off the United Statesearthquake81.3 m
18 June 1871off the United Statesearthquake1–
24 July 1869off the United Statesunknown cause88.2 m
1 June 1869Pacific Oceanunknown cause1–
2 October 1868Pacific Oceanunknown cause16.1 m
21 October 1868United Statesearthquake and landslide44.5 m
13 August 1868off Peruearthquake154.5 m
14 August 1868off Peruearthquake10.2 m
15 May 1868off the United Statesearthquake16.1 m
3 April 1868off the United Statesearthquake2613.7 m54
5 September 1866off the United Statesearthquake1–
8 October 1865United Statesearthquake and landslide1–
27 May 1862United Statesearthquake and landslide11.2 m
28 January 1862Pacific Oceanweather (meteotsunami)1–
1 December 1860Pacific Oceanunknown cause23.6 m
24 September 1859Pacific Oceanunknown cause14.6 m
23 August 1856off Japanearthquake20 m
15 February 1856United Statesearthquake and landslide10.6 m
11 July 1855United Statesearthquake and landslide1–
24 December 1854off Japanearthquake30.1 m
23 December 1854off Japanearthquake30.1 m
4 October 1854Pacific Oceanunknown cause10 m
22 October 1854United Statesearthquake1–
18 August 1854Pacific Oceanunknown cause10 m
24 July 1854Pacific Oceanunknown cause10.1 m
27 January 1854off the United Statesearthquake and landslide22.4 m
1853off the United Stateslandslide1120 m
1845Pacific Oceanlandslide1–100
17 May 1841Russiaearthquake44.6 m
11 November 1840United Statesearthquake1–
7 November 1837Chileearthquake56 m16
1 March 1820United Statesvolcanic eruption1–
1820United Stateslandslide2–
12 April 1819off Chileearthquake4–
8 January 1817Pacific Oceanearthquake10.3 m
21 December 1812off the United Statesearthquake and landslide53.4 m
16 December 1811United Statesearthquake and landslide3–
25 March 1806off the United Statesearthquake1–
6 August 1788off the United Statesearthquake388 m
21 July 1788off the United Statesearthquake430 m
4 October 1755United Statesunknown cause11.5 m
16 October 1737off Russiaearthquake115.2 m
1500Pacific Oceanunknown cause1–

Towns the wave reached

MokaokuTsunamis: 215
PaukūkaloTsunamis: 112
ChinatownTsunamis: 103
Mountain View Mobile Home ParkTsunamis: 90
San FranciscoTsunamis: 70
NāwiliwiliTsunamis: 67
San DiegoTsunamis: 59
AdakTsunamis: 53
Crescent CityTsunamis: 48
KawaihaeTsunamis: 47
MiralesteTsunamis: 44
HaleiwaTsunamis: 42
SitkaTsunamis: 41
Dutch HarborTsunamis: 39
Kalama ValleyTsunamis: 38
LaniākeaTsunamis: 38
YakutatTsunamis: 36
Port San LuisTsunamis: 35