Tsunamis in 1987
Every tsunami NOAA records in 1987.
1987 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
- February 6, 1987, E. Honshu Island, Japan
- February 8, 1987, Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea
- February 21, 1987, Western Norway
- March 5, 1987, Northern Chile
- March 18, 1987, Kyushu Island, Japan
- March 24, 1987, Honshu Island, Japan
- May 20, 1987, Deep Cove, New Zealand
- June 7, 1987, Sabtang Island, Philippines
- June 18, 1987, Solomon Islands
- July 6, 1987, Vanuatu Islands
- July 28, 1987, Valtellina, Italy
- October 6, 1987, Tonga Islands
- October 12, 1987, Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea
- October 16, 1987, Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea
- November 17, 1987, Gulf of Alaska, AK, United States
- November 26, 1987, Timor Sea, Indonesia
- November 30, 1987, Gulf of Alaska, AK, United States
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.