Tsunami Statistics

Major Tsnumani's since 1945

The following is a list of confirmed tsunamis with a maximum water height of 10 meters or more since 1945, up to 27 Feb 2010. Source: NGDC Tsunami Database. This page is being set-up ... expect a nicer format and more information in due course.


Water Height [m]	Date yyyy/mm/dd	Trigger (1)	Location of trigger
525.00	1958/07/10	Landslide	USA-SE. ALASKA, AK, Latuya Bay
159.00	1960/03/23	6.7	JAPAN-SANRIKU
67.10	1964/03/28	9.2	USA-PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, AK
54.00	1993/07/12	7.7	JAPAN-SEA OF JAPAN
50.90	2004/12/26	9.0	INDONESIA-OFF W. COAST OF SUMATRA (Boxing Day Tsunami)
50.00	2000/11/21	Landslide	GREENLAND-PAATUUT (WEST GREENLAND)
35.05	1946/04/01	8.1	USA-UNIMAK ISLAND, AK
30.00	1996/01/02	Vol	RUSSIA-KARYMSKOYE, KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
30.00	1956/07/09	7.8	GREECE-AMORGOS ISLAND, AEGEAN ISLANDS
26.20	1992/12/12	7.8	INDONESIA-FLORES SEA
25.00	1960/05/22	9.5 Vol	CHILE-CENTRAL CHILE
22.80	1957/03/09	8.6	USA-ANDREANOF ISLANDS, AK
18.00	1952/11/04	9.0	RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA
16.30	2009/09/29	8.0	SAMOA-SAMOA ISLANDS
15.24	1945/11/27	8.3	PAKISTAN-MAKRAN COAST
15.03	1998/07/17	7.0	PAPUA NEW GUINEA-PAPUA NEW GUINEA
15.00	1977/08/19	8.0	INDONESIA-SUNDA ISLANDS
15.00	1969/11/22	7.7	RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA
15.00	1963/10/20	7.4	RUSSIA-S. KURIL ISLANDS
15.00	1953/09/14	6.8	FIJI-FIJI ISLANDS
14.93	1983/05/26	7.8	JAPAN-NOSHIRO, JAPAN
14.30	1975/11/29	7.1 Vol	USA-HAWAII
13.90	1994/06/02	7.8	INDONESIA-JAVA, INDONESIA
11.20	2010/02/27	8.8	CHILE-OFF SOUTHERN COAST
11.00	1995/10/09	8.0	MEXICO-MEXICO
10.70	1965/02/04	8.7	USA-RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, AK
10.40	1994/10/04	8.3	RUSSIA-S. KURIL ISLANDS
10.00	1947/03/25	7.1	NEW ZEALAND-OFF COAST OF NORTH ISLAND
10.00	1968/08/14	7.8	INDONESIA-BANDA SEA
10.00	1971/07/26	7.9	PAPUA NEW GUINEA-BISMARCK SEA
10.00	1979/10/16	(2)	FRANCE-FRENCH RIVIERA (LIGURIAN SEA)
10.00	2006/07/17	7.7	INDONESIA-JAVA
10.00	2007/04/01	8.1	SOLOMON ISLANDS-SOLOMON ISLANDS

(1) Magnitude of earthquake or "Vol" is triggered by volcano
(2) Trigger unknown, suspected undersea landslide

<b>Event/Source/Trigger: Earthquake, 27 February 2010 06:34GMT - Chile</b>
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Source: Tsunami Bulletin (email) issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center / NOAA / NWS. For current warnings, 
activities and more visit the <a target=_blank href=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/>Pacific Tsunami Warning Center</a>.
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Last updated: 02 Mar 2010 03:30GMT
EVENT: EARTHQUAKE ON 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 06:34GMT AT 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST 
55KM DEPTH NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. MAGNITUDE 8.8

MAJOR TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY (AMPLITUDE > 0.5M)
Date (UTC)           Location              Amplitude
----------------------------------------------------
 27-Feb-2010 06:34   Earthquake Epicenter	
 27-Feb-2010 06:53   TALCAHUANO CL         2.34M
 27-Feb-2010 17:41   HIVA OA MARQUESAS     1.79M
 27-Feb-2010 08:52   COQUIMBO CL           1.32M
 27-Feb-2010 07:08   VALPARAISO CL         1.29M
 27-Feb-2010 06:52   TALCAHUANO CL         1.15M
 27-Feb-2010 21:47   KAHULUI MAUI          0.98M
 27-Feb-2010 17:45   NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS   0.95M
 27-Feb-2010 10:08   ARICA CL              0.94M
 27-Feb-2010 07:39   CORRAL CL             0.90M
 28-Feb-2010 06:36   HANASAKI HOKKAIDO     0.82M
 27-Feb-2010 20:27   PAGO PAGO AS          0.70M
 27-Feb-2010 21:32   PAGO PAGO AS          0.66M
 27-Feb-2010 08:38   ANCUD CL              0.62M
 27-Feb-2010 19:31   ACAPULCO MX           0.62M
 27-Feb-2010 08:15   SAN FELIX CL          0.53M
 27-Feb-2010 21:50   SANTA BARBARA CA      0.53M
 27-Feb-2010 22:11   KAWAIHAE HAWAII       0.52M

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
 GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME        AMPL         PER
 -------------------  ----- ------  -----  ---------------  -----
 OFUNATO HONSHU       39.0N 141.8E  0532Z   0.21M /  0.7FT  32MIN
 HANASAKI HOKKAIDO    43.3N 145.6E  0456Z   0.31M /  1.0FT  60MIN
 GUAM US              13.4N 144.7E  0307Z   0.16M /  0.5FT  34MIN
 DART SAIPAN 52401    19.3N 155.8E  0355Z   0.08M /  0.3FT  18MIN
 MIDWAY               28.2N 177.4W  0137Z   0.28M /  0.9FT  10MIN
 WAKE US              19.3N 166.6E  0259Z   0.26M /  0.8FT  12MIN
 SITKA AK             57.1N 135.3W  0111Z   0.08M /  0.3FT  24MIN
 NAWILIWILI KAUAI     22.0N 159.4W  2323Z   0.37M /  1.2FT  10MIN
 HONOLULU OAHU        21.3N 157.9W  2200Z   0.25M /  0.8FT  46MIN
 DART TONGA 51426     23.0S 168.1W  2003Z   0.04M /  0.1FT  32MIN
 CRESCENT CITY CA     41.7N 124.2W  2213Z   0.37M /  1.2FT  50MIN
 SANTA BARBARA CA     34.4N 119.7W  2150Z   0.53M /  1.7FT  20MIN
 PAGO PAGO AS         14.3S 170.7W  2027Z   0.70M /  2.3FT  12MIN
 JOHNSTON US          16.7N 169.5W  2248Z   0.22M /  0.7FT  64MIN
 VANUATU              17.8S 168.3E  2246Z   0.15M /  0.5FT  22MIN
 BARBERS PT HI        21.3N 158.1W  2157Z   0.12M /  0.4FT  54MIN
 NUKUALOFA TO         21.1S 175.2W  2024Z   0.10M /  0.3FT  62MIN
 KAWAIHAE HAWAII      20.0N 155.8W  2211Z   0.52M /  1.7FT  24MIN
 KAUMALAPAU HAWAII    20.8N 156.9W  2136Z   0.18M /  0.6FT  56MIN
 KAHULUI MAUI         20.9N 156.5W  2147Z   0.98M /  3.2FT  22MIN
 MONTEREY HARBOR CA   36.6N 121.9W  2031Z   0.32M /  1.1FT  56MIN
 SANTA MONICA CA      34.0N 118.5W  2035Z   0.41M /  1.4FT  32MIN
 SAN DIEGO CA         32.7N 117.2W  2036Z   0.13M /  0.4FT  20MIN
 APIA UPOLU WS        13.8S 171.8W  2018Z   0.16M /  0.5FT  16MIN
 RAROTONGA CK         21.2S 159.8W  1907Z   0.15M /  0.5FT  24MIN
 ACAPULCO MX          16.8N  99.9W  1931Z   0.62M /  2.0FT  26MIN
 DART SAN DIEGO 4641  32.2N 120.7W  1931Z   0.06M /  0.2FT  24MIN
 LOTTIN PT NZ         37.6S 178.2E  1934Z   0.15M /  0.5FT  10MIN
 RAROTONGA CK         21.2S 159.8W  1918Z   0.32M /  1.0FT  06MIN
 CABO SAN LUCAS MX    22.9N 109.9W  1833Z   0.36M /  1.2FT  12MIN
 HIVA OA MARQUESAS     9.8S 139.0W  1741Z   1.79M /  5.9FT  12MIN
 PAPEETE TAHITI       17.5S 149.6W  1810Z   0.16M /  0.5FT  10MIN
 NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS   8.9S 140.1W  1745Z   0.95M /  3.1FT  04MIN
 MANZANILLO MX        19.1N 104.3W  1705Z   0.32M /  1.0FT  24MIN
 DART MANZANILLO 434  16.0N 107.0W  1611Z   0.07M /  0.2FT  24MIN
 RIKITEA PF           23.1S 134.9W  1559Z   0.15M /  0.5FT  22MIN
 DART MARQUESAS 5140   8.5S 125.0W  1531Z   0.18M /  0.6FT  18MIN
 QUEPOS CR             0.0N   9.4E  1416Z   0.24M /  0.8FT  52MIN
 BALTRA GALAPAGS EC    0.4S  90.3W  1452Z   0.35M /  1.2FT  14MIN
 EASTER CL            27.2S 109.5W  1205Z   0.35M /  1.1FT  52MIN
 ANCUD CL             41.9S  73.8W  0838Z   0.62M /  2.0FT  84MIN
 CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE   12.1S  77.2W  1029Z   0.36M /  1.2FT  30MIN
 ARICA CL             18.5S  70.3W  1008Z   0.94M /  3.1FT  42MIN
 IQUIQUE CL           20.2S  70.1W  0907Z   0.28M /  0.9FT  68MIN
 ANTOFAGASTA CL       23.2S  70.4W  0941Z   0.49M /  1.6FT  52MIN
 DART LIMA 32412      18.0S  86.4W  0941Z   0.24M /  0.8FT  36MIN
 CALDERA CL           27.1S  70.8W  0843Z   0.45M /  1.5FT  20MIN
 TALCAHUANO CL        36.7S  73.4W  0653Z   2.34M /  7.7FT  88MIN
 COQUIMBO CL          30.0S  71.3W  0852Z   1.32M /  4.3FT  30MIN
 CORRAL CL            39.9S  73.4W  0739Z   0.90M /  2.9FT  16MIN
 SAN FELIX CL         26.3S  80.1W  0815Z   0.53M /  1.7FT  08MIN
 VALPARAISO CL        33.0S  71.6W  0708Z   1.29M /  4.2FT  20MIN

LAT  - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
 LON  - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
 TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
 AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
        IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
        VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
 PER  - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.