August 17, 2024 Tsunami: Kamchatka, Russia
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake began at Kamchatka, Russia on August 17, 2024 at 19:10:26 UTC. The water rose as high as 0 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
- August 17, 2024, 19:10:26 UTC
- Source
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7, 29 km deep
- Volcano
- The eruption that caused it
- Maximum water height
- 0 m (0.0 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Warning
- Regional Tsunami Warning issued by PTWC for areas without a warning system
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
- Source location
- 52.924° N, 160.141° 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.
0.0025 m (0.25 cm) recorded at DART 21416 (reference #13820)
Reference #13821 indicates a tsunami was not observed on coastal tide gauges
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D21416, Kamchatka | Russia | 583 | 0 | Deep ocean 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 5923.