Tsunami List of the World
What is Tsunami?
A tsunami is a
wave train, or series of waves, generated in a body of water by an impulsive
disturbance that vertically displaces the water column. Earthquakes,
landslides, volcanic eruptions, explosions, and even the impact of cosmic
bodies, such as meteorites, can generate tsunamis. Tsunamis can savagely attack
coastlines, causing devastating property damage and loss of life.
Destructive
tsunamis have occurred in all of the world's oceans and seas. The following
table lists some of the major tsunamis that have occurred up to 2000, along
with the cause and the estimated number of deaths. For information on tsunamis
after 2000, please visit the International
Tsunami database. More information can be found on some of the tsunamis
listed below by clicking on the date.
Year between and before 1000 AD
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Year
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Place & Country
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6100 BC
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Norwegian Sea
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1600BC
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Santorini ,Greece
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426 BC
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Malian Gulf, Greece
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373 BC
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Helike, Greece
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79 AD
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Gulf of Naples, Italy
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365 AD
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Alexandria, Eastern Mediterranean
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684 AD
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Hakuho, Japan
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869 AD
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Sendai, Japan
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887 AD
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Ninna Nankai, Japan
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Year between 1000 –1700
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Year
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Place & Country
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1293
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Kamakura, Japan
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1303
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Eastern Mediterranean
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1361
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Shōhei Nankai, Japan
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1498
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Meiō Nankai, Japan
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1541
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Nueva Cadiz, Venezuela
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1605
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Keichō Nankaido, Japan
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1607
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Bristol Channel, Great Britain
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1698
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Seikaido-Nankaido, Japan
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Year between 1700s
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Year
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Place & Country
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1700
|
Vancouver Island, Canada
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1707
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Hōei, Japan
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1741
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W. Hokkaido, Japan
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1755
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Lisbon, Portugal
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1771
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Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa, Japan
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1792
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Mount Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
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Year between 1800s
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Year
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Place & Country
|
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1833
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Sumatra, Indonesia
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1854
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Nankai, Tokai, and Kyushu Japan
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1855
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Edo, Japan
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1868
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Hawaiian Islands
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1868
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Arica, Chile
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1883
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Krakatoa, Sunda Strait, Indonesia
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1896
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Meiji Sanriku, Japan
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Year between 1900 –1950
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Year
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Place & Country
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1908
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Messina, Italy
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1923
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Kanto, Japan
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1929
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Newfoundland
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1933
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Showa Sanriku, Japan
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1944
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Tonankai, Japan
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1946
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Nankaidō, Japan
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1946
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Aleutian Islands
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Year between 1950–2000
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Year
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Place & Country
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1952
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Severo-Kurilsk, Kuril Islands, USSR
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1958
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Lituya Bay, Alaska, USA
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1960
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Valdivia, Chile
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1963
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Vajont Dam, Monte Toc, Italy
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1964
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Niigata, Japan
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1964
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Alaska, USA
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1976
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Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines
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1979
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Tumaco, Colombia
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1980
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Spirit Lake, Washington, USA
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1983
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Sea of Japan
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1993
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Okushiri, Hokkaido, Japan
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1998
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Papua New Guinea
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Year between 2000s
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Year
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Place & Country
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2004
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Indian Ocean
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2006
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South of Java Island
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2006
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Kuril Islands
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2007
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Solomon Islands
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2007
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Niigata, Japan
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2009
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Samoa
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2010
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Chile
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2011
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New Zealand
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2011
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Pacific coast of Japan
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