Tsunami in Hawaii
Every tsunami event the National Weather Service has filed in Hawaii, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A series of waves caused by an undersea earthquake, landslide or eruption.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tsunami episodes in Hawaii.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 2
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $14 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tsunami in Hawaii, March 11, 2011A major undersea earthquake off Japan caused a Pacific-wide tsunami that affected the Hawaiian Islands. The west side of the Big Island received the most effects, where three hotels had extensive damage.
- Tsunami in Hawaii, July 29 to 30, 2025A large 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Kamchatka Russia and sent a tsunami across the Pacific to the Hawaiian islands.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.