Tsunamis in 1988
Every tsunami NOAA records in 1988.
1988 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 5, 1988, Northern Chile
- March 6, 1988, Gulf of Alaska, AK, United States
- April 20, 1988, La Fossa Volcano, Vulcano Is., Italy
- April 30, 1988, S. California, United States
- June 24, 1988, North of Luzon Island, Philippines
- July 5, 1988, Papua New Guinea
- August 6, 1988, Jamuna River, Aricha, Bangladesh
- August 10, 1988, Solomon Islands
- August 20, 1988, Bangladesh
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.