Tsunamis of the 1000s
Every tsunami NOAA records from 1000 to 1099.
The 1000s on the map
At the source, colored by the highest water recorded. A ring is an event NCEI rates doubtful or questionable.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
Every event
Oldest first.
- April 11, 1008, Persian Gulf, Iran
- June 16, 1026, Off Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
- December 5, 1033, Akko, Syria
- March 12, 1036, Levantian Sea, Turkey
- February 2, 1039, Constantinople, Turkey
- 1050, Island of Thira, Greece
- September 23, 1065, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- May 29, 1068, Gulf of Aqaba, Israel
- October 31, 1076, Guangdong Province, South China Sea
- May 13, 1088, Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- June 10, 1088, Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- September 13, 1092, Teradomari, Niigara Prefecture, Japan
- December 17, 1096, Enshunada, Japan
- February 22, 1099, Nankaido, Japan
- November 11, 1099, West Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
By year
Other centuries
Sources
Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24.