Tsunamis in 1971
Every tsunami NOAA records in 1971.
1971 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
- March 19, 1971, Chungar, Peru
- May 2, 1971, Andreanof Islands, AK, United States
- July 9, 1971, Central Chile
- July 14, 1971, Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea
- July 26, 1971, Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea
- August 2, 1971, Japan Trench
- September 5, 1971, Tatar Strait, Russia
- September 6, 1971, Tinakula, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
- September 6, 1971, Tatar Strait, Russia
- September 8, 1971, Tatar Strait, Russia
- September 8, 1971, Tatar Strait, Russia
- September 25, 1971, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- September 27, 1971, Tatar Strait, Russia
- November 6, 1971, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, AK, United States
- December 15, 1971, Kamchatka, Russia
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.