Tsunamis in 1961
Every tsunami NOAA records in 1961.
1961 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 16, 1961, Kashima, Japan
- January 16, 1961, Kashima, Japan
- January 16, 1961, Kashima, Japan
- February 12, 1961, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 26, 1961, Seikaido, Japan
- March 18, 1961, Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
- May 23, 1961, Asia Minor, Turkey
- June 6, 1961, Aegean Sea, Italy
- June 16, 1961, NE Colombia, W Venezuela
- July 18, 1961, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
- July 23, 1961, Vanuatu Islands
- August 1, 1961, Solomon Sea, Solomon Islands
- August 11, 1961, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- October 18, 1961, Central Chile
- November 15, 1961, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
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.