1966 Tsunami: Tinakula, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
A tsunami caused by a volcano began at Tinakula, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands in 1966.
Where the waves reached
The source of the tsunami. No runup with a place is recorded for it.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- 1966
- Source
- Tinakula, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- Cause
- Volcano
- Volcano
- The eruption that caused it
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Probable tsunami
- Source location
- 10.380° S, 165.800° E
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1966. Tinakula. Ocean entry by landslide from small failure near summit. Small local waves only. (reference #10446, p. 536)
More
Every tsunami in 1966The 1900sTsunamis of Solomon IslandsThe eruptionAlerts in force
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. NCEI tsunami event 5478.