Tsunamis of the 1200s
Every tsunami NOAA records from 1200 to 1299.
The 1200s 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.
- May 20, 1202, Southwestern Syria
- May 11, 1222, Cyprus Island
- March 11, 1231, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- May 22, 1241, Kamakura, Sagami Bay, Japan
- October 9, 1257, Off Sanriku, Japan
- October 9, 1257, Sagami Bay, Japan
- August 11, 1265, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- March 1270, Ionian Sea, Greece
- September 1273, Albanian Coasts
- May 27, 1293, Kamakura, Sagami Bay, Japan
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.