Tsunamis of the 700s
Every tsunami NOAA records from 700 to 799.
The 700s on the map
At the source, colored by the highest water recorded. A ring is an event NCEI rates doubtful or questionable.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
Every event
Oldest first.
- May 12, 701, Sea of Japan
- August 2, 704, Kumanonada, Japan
- October 720, Hebrides (Scotland), United Kingdom
- October 26, 740, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- June 30, 744, SW. Kyushu Island, Japan
- June 9, 745, Osaka Bay, Japan
- January 18, 746, Syrian and Egyptian Coasts
- July 765, Kyushu Island, Japan
- July 20, 766, N. Kagoshima Bay, Japan
- April 30, 792, Gulf of Venice, Italy
- September 18, 799, Kashima, Japan
By year
Other centuries
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.