October 15, 2006 Tsunami: Hawaii, United States
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake began at Hawaii, United States on October 15, 2006 at 17:07:49 UTC. The water rose as high as 0.1 meters. Its effects were recorded at 1 place.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- 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
- October 15, 2006, 17:07:49 UTC
- Source
- Hawaii, United States
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.7, 39 km deep
- Maximum water height
- 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Warning
- Tsunami Information or Attention Bulletin issued by any agency
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
- Source location
- 19.878° N, 155.935° W
The toll
- Injuries
- Many (about 101 to 1,000) with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Damage
- $150 million with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A tsunami with a wave height of 10 cm was recorded at Kawaihae Harbor. (reference #1053)
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaihae, Hawaii, HI, HI | United States | 21 | 0.1 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) |
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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 3017.