Tsunamis of New Caledonia
Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off New Caledonia, oldest to newest.
New Caledonia’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
- 25
- Probable or definite
- 25
- Deaths counted
- 26
The deadliest
Every event
Newest first.
- May 20, 2023, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- May 19, 2023, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 31, 2022, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 30, 2022, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- February 10, 2021, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- December 5, 2018, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- October 16, 2018, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- August 29, 2018, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 19, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 19, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 19, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 1, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- October 31, 2017, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- August 12, 2016, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 3, 2012, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- May 10, 2011, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- April 9, 2008, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- January 3, 2004, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- December 27, 2003, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 12, 1997, New Caledonia
- May 16, 1995, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- May 1942, New Caledonia
- 1936, New Caledonia
- August 9, 1901, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 28, 1875, Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
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.