Tsunamis in 1956
Every tsunami NOAA records in 1956.
1956 on the map
At the source, colored by the highest water recorded.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
Every event
- January 8, 1956, Northern Chile
- March 2, 1956, Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand
- March 5, 1956, NE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- March 30, 1956, Kamchatka, Russia
- July 9, 1956, Cyclades, Greece
- July 9, 1956, Amorgos Island, Aegean Islands, Greece
- August 12, 1956, Izu Peninsula, Japan
- October 24, 1956, Nicaragua
- November 2, 1956, North Aegean, Greece
- December 18, 1956, Northern Chile
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.