Tsunamis of Italy
Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Italy, oldest to newest.
Italy’s tsunamis 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
The record
- Events
- 162
- Probable or definite
- 69
- Deaths counted
- 311,890
The deadliest
- December 28, 1908, Messina Strait, Ionian Sea, Italy
- January 9, 1693, Eastern Sicily, Italy
- January 11, 1693, Island of Sicily, Italy
- December 4, 1456, Bay of Naples, Italy
- February 5, 1783, Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy
- February 4, 1169, Eastern Sicily, Italy
- February 2, 1703, Latium, Italy
- March 27, 1638, Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy
- July 30, 1627, Gargano Peninsula, Italy
- December 17, 1631, Bay of Naples, Italy
- March 20, 1731, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
- August 24, 79, Bay of Naples, Italy
- October 9, 1963, Vajont Dam, Vajont River, Italy
- April 14, 1672, Central Adriatic, Italy
- February 6, 1783, Messina Straits, Italy
Every event
Newest first.
- July 11, 2024, Stromboli Island, Italy
- December 4, 2022, Stromboli Island, Italy
- October 9, 2022, Stromboli Island, Italy
- May 19, 2021, Stromboli Island, Italy
- August 28, 2019, Stromboli Island, Italy
- July 3, 2019, Stromboli Island, Italy
- December 30, 2002, Stromboli Island, Italy
- December 13, 1990, Eastern Sicily, Italy
- April 20, 1988, La Fossa Volcano, Vulcano Is., Italy
- July 28, 1987, Valtellina, Italy
- June 21, 1978, Eastern Italy, Adriatic Sea
- April 18, 1968, Liguria-Cote D'Azur, Italy
- October 9, 1963, Vajont Dam, Vajont River, Italy
- June 6, 1961, Aegean Sea, Italy
- February 1954, Stromboli Island, Italy
- August 20, 1944, Stromboli Island, Italy
- March 16, 1941, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- January 15, 1940, Northern Sicily, Italy
- January 27, 1939, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- May 7, 1932, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- October 30, 1930, Central Adriatic, Italy
- September 11, 1930, Stromboli Island, Italy
- August 17, 1926, Aeolian Islands, Italy
- May 11, 1925, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- October 22, 1919, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
- May 22, 1919, Stromboli Island, Italy
- August 16, 1916, Central Adriatic, Italy
- July 3, 1916, Stromboli Island, Italy
- January 15, 1914, Ligurian Sea, Italy
- December 28, 1908, Messina Strait, Ionian Sea, Italy
- October 23, 1907, Ionian Calabria, Italy
- April 4, 1906, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
- September 8, 1905, Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy
- May 13, 1903, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- October 16, 1896, Ligurian Sea, Italy
- November 1, 1895, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
- November 16, 1894, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- November 15, 1892, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
- December 8, 1889, Gargano Peninsula, Italy
- July 30, 1888, Ligurian Sea, Italy
- February 23, 1887, Ligurian Sea, Italy
- April 26, 1880, Calibrian Arc, Italy
- February 4, 1879, Stromboli Island, Italy
- December 23, 1876, Ligurian Sea, Italy
- March 18, 1875, Adriatic Sea, Italy
- January 17, 1871, Ligurian Sea, Italy
- November 2, 1870, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- October 28, 1870, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
- September 5, 1868, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- May 22, 1868, Lake Garda, Italy
- March 15, 1867, Lake Maggiore, Italy
- November 24, 1862, Gulf of Genova, Italy
- April 8, 1853, Tyrrhenian Sea -Salerno, Italy
- November 10, 1852, Livorno - Ligurian Sea, Italy
- June 26, 1852, Livorno, Italy
- February 2, 1852, Livorno, Italy
- December 16, 1851, Livorno, Italy
- July 28, 1851, Ligurian Sea, Italy
- October 20, 1850, Livorno, Italy
- May 16, 1850, Livorno, Italy
- January 21, 1850, Livorno, Italy
- August 26, 1847, Naples, Italy
- April 17, 1847, Livorno, Italy
- April 16, 1847, Livorno, Italy
- April 15, 1847, Livorno, Italy
- December 3, 1846, Tuscany, Italy
- November 29, 1846, Tuscany, Italy
- October 28, 1846, Tuscany, Italy
- October 24, 1846, Tuscany, Italy
- October 19, 1846, Tuscany, Italy
- October 14, 1846, Tuscany, Italy
- October 4, 1846, Tuscany, Italy
- September 19, 1846, Tuscany, Italy
- September 12, 1846, Tuscany, Italy
- August 26, 1846, Tuscany, Italy
- August 14, 1846, Livorno, Italy
- June 18, 1845, Island of Sicily, Italy
- April 24, 1836, Rossano, Italy
- March 8, 1832, Cutro, Italy
- July 2, 1831, Sciacca, Italy
- May 26, 1831, San Remo, Italy
- October 9, 1828, Liguria-Cote D'Azur, Italy
- March 18, 1826, Senigallia, Italy
- March 5, 1823, Palermo, Italy
- April 10, 1822, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- July 23, 1820, Genoa, Italy
- January 8, 1819, Genoa, Italy
- December 9, 1818, Genoa, Italy
- February 23, 1818, Liguria-Cote D'Azur, Italy
- February 20, 1818, Eastern Sicily, Italy
- January 14, 1817, Sicily Channel, Italy
- May 17, 1813, Campania, Italy
- July 3, 1809, Gulf of LA Spezia, Italy
- April 2, 1808, Italian Coast, Italy
- August 26, 1806, Terracina, Italy
- July 26, 1805, Campania, Italy
- July 31, 1804, Bay of Naples, Italy
- January 19, 1784, Messina Straits, Italy
- January 9, 1784, Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy
- January 7, 1784, Ionian Calabria, Italy
- March 28, 1783, Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy
- March 24, 1783, Messina Straits, Italy
- March 1, 1783, Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy
- February 7, 1783, Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy
- February 6, 1783, Messina Straits, Italy
- February 5, 1783, Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy
- February 5, 1783, Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy
- July 24, 1774, Livorno, Italy
- June 16, 1760, Bay of Naples, Italy
- October 22, 1756, Gargano Peninsula, Italy
- November 21, 1751, Ligurian Sea, Italy
- February 20, 1743, Ionian and Adriatic Seas, Italy
- November 19, 1742, Tuscany Coast, Italy
- January 16, 1742, Livorno, Italy
- March 20, 1731, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
- March 23, 1730, Torre Annunziata, Italy
- July 4, 1727, Sicily Channel, Italy
- September 1, 1726, Northern Sicily, Italy
- March 28, 1723, Bay of Naples, Italy
- 1719, Bay of Naples, Italy
- June 30, 1714, Campania, Italy
- July 20, 1707, Bay of Naples, Italy
- July 2, 1703, Liguria-Cote D'Azur, Italy
- February 2, 1703, Latium, Italy
- January 1699, Catania, Italy
- May 14, 1698, Bay of Naples, Italy
- September 8, 1694, Adriatic Sea, Italy
- January 11, 1693, Island of Sicily, Italy
- January 9, 1693, Eastern Sicily, Italy
- December 23, 1690, Central Adriatic, Italy
- February 3, 1690, Bay of Naples, Italy
- August 1682, Bay of Naples, Italy
- April 14, 1672, Central Adriatic, Italy
- April 22, 1661, Gulf of Venice, Italy
- January 1649, Messina Straits, Italy
- April 5, 1646, Livorno, Italy
- March 27, 1638, Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy
- December 17, 1631, Bay of Naples, Italy
- July 30, 1627, Gargano Peninsula, Italy
- March 19, 1624, Delta of the Po, Italy
- August 25, 1613, Messina, Italy
- 1594, Bay of Naples, Italy
- October 20, 1562, Reggio Di Calabria, Italy
- December 10, 1542, Sicily, Italy
- September 26, 1538, Pozzuoli, Italy
- March 26, 1511, North Adriatic, Italy
- December 4, 1456, Bay of Naples, Italy
- January 25, 1348, Gulf of Venice, Italy
- November 25, 1343, Bay of Naples, Italy
- June 28, 1329, Island of Sicily, Italy
- 1321, Gulf of Venice, Italy
- 1172, Island of Sicily, Italy
- February 11, 1169, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- February 4, 1169, Eastern Sicily, Italy
- March 12, 1114, Calabrian Arc, Italy
- June 20, 1112, Campania, Italy
- March 1106, Malamocco, Italy
- July 22, 963, Sicily, Italy
- April 30, 792, Gulf of Venice, Italy
- 258, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
- 177, Island of Sicily, Italy
- August 24, 79, Bay of Naples, Italy
By country
- Albania13
- Algeria16
- Antarctica8
- Antigua and Barbuda2
- Argentina6
- Atlantic Ocean4
- Australia59
- Azerbaijan5
- Baltic Sea1
- Bangladesh6
- Barbados3
- Brazil13
- Bulgaria4
- Cameroon2
- Canada36
- Chile169
- China44
- Colombia8
- Congo2
- Cook Islands4
- Costa Rica19
- Croatia18
- Cuba7
- Cyprus6
- Dead Sea1
- Denmark1
- Dominica1
- Dominican Republic6
- East China Sea2
- Ecuador9
- Egypt5
- El Salvador8
- Eritrea1
- Fiji9
- Finland1
- France15
- French Polynesia5
- Georgia2
- Germany2
- Ghana3
- Greece189
- Greenland9
- Grenada2
- Guadeloupe8
- Guatemala9
- Haiti13
- Honduras7
- Iceland10
- India21
- Indonesia269
- Iran6
- Ireland1
- Irish Sea1
- Israel9
- Italy162
- Jamaica11
- Japan385
- Jordan2
- Kenya1
- Kermadec Islands4
- Korea1
- Lebanon6
- Marshall Islands1
- Martinique12
- Mexico84
- Micronesia6
- Montenegro4
- Montserrat5
- Morocco4
- Myanmar3
- Nauru1
- Nepal1
- Netherlands6
- New Caledonia25
- New Zealand92
- Nicaragua8
- North Korea3
- North Sea1
- Northwest Pacific Ocean2
- Norway33
- Pacific Ocean1
- Pakistan4
- Panama10
- Papua New Guinea82
- Peru77
- Philippines113
- Poland2
- Portugal43
- Romania3
- Russia112
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
- Samoa16
- Scotland1
- Senegal1
- Solomon Islands48
- South Africa4
- South Korea14
- Spain19
- Sri Lanka2
- Sudan1
- Sweden3
- Switzerland4
- Syria8
- Taiwan29
- Togo3
- Tonga23
- Trinidad and Tobago4
- Tunisia2
- Turkey77
- Turkmenistan3
- UK Territories5
- Ukraine12
- United Kingdom52
- United States288
- Uruguay4
- US Territories27
- Vanuatu53
- Venezuela28
- Vietnam6
- Wallis and Futuna1
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.