Tsunamis of Peru
Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Peru, oldest to newest.
Peru’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
- 77
- Probable or definite
- 25
- Deaths counted
- 81,251
The deadliest
- May 31, 1970, N. Peru
- October 29, 1746, Central Peru
- October 20, 1687, S. Peru
- September 18, 1833, S. Peru
- March 19, 1971, Chungar, Peru
- August 15, 2007, S. Peru
- May 12, 1664, Peru
- May 13, 1784, S. Peru
- May 24, 1940, Central Peru
- November 24, 1604, S. Peru
- October 17, 1966, Central Peru
- June 23, 2001, S. Peru
- October 3, 1974, Central Peru
- November 20, 1960, N. Peru
- August 24, 1942, S. Peru
Every event
Newest first.
- December 27, 2024, Peru-Ecuador-Chile
- June 28, 2024, S. Peru
- January 14, 2018, S. Peru
- September 25, 2013, S. Peru
- April 13, 2010, 513 Lake, Hualcan Glacier, Peru
- August 15, 2007, S. Peru
- June 23, 2001, S. Peru
- November 12, 1996, S. Peru
- February 21, 1996, N. Peru
- October 3, 1974, Central Peru
- March 19, 1971, Chungar, Peru
- May 31, 1970, N. Peru
- September 3, 1967, Central Peru
- October 17, 1966, Central Peru
- September 24, 1963, Central Peru
- November 20, 1960, N. Peru
- January 13, 1960, S. Peru
- February 7, 1959, N. Peru
- April 9, 1958, Peru
- December 12, 1953, N. Peru
- February 15, 1953, Central Peru
- December 10, 1950, S. Peru
- September 30, 1946, S. Peru
- August 24, 1942, S. Peru
- May 24, 1940, Central Peru
- July 18, 1928, N. Peru
- April 27, 1928, S. Peru
- April 9, 1928, S. Peru
- January 6, 1922, S. Peru
- February 26, 1914, S. Peru
- January 12, 1914, Central Peru
- August 6, 1913, S. Peru
- July 28, 1913, S. Peru
- December 12, 1908, S. Peru
- December 26, 1906, S. Peru
- February 4, 1878, Central Peru
- January 27, 1878, Central Peru
- May 14, 1877, Central Peru
- January 10, 1872, S. Peru
- August 21, 1871, S. Peru
- February 5, 1871, S. Peru
- August 19, 1869, S. Peru
- April 22, 1869, Peru
- October 2, 1868, S. Peru
- August 11, 1868, Peru-Northern Chile
- November 28, 1865, Central Peru
- March 1, 1865, Callao, Peru
- January 8, 1865, Central Peru
- April 23, 1860, Central Peru
- November 27, 1852, Peru
- May 23, 1847, Central Peru
- 1841, Peru
- January 28, 1840, Central Peru
- September 18, 1833, S. Peru
- March 30, 1828, Central Peru
- December 1, 1806, Central Peru
- 1799, N. Peru
- May 13, 1784, S. Peru
- October 29, 1746, Central Peru
- March 27, 1725, S. Peru
- 1724, Central Peru
- August 23, 1715, Peru
- 1690, Peru
- October 20, 1687, S. Peru
- October 19, 1682, Peru
- June 18, 1678, Central Peru
- May 12, 1664, Peru
- November 13, 1655, Central Peru
- 1651, Peru-Northern Chile
- May 7, 1647, S. Peru
- November 24, 1604, S. Peru
- 1590, S. Peru
- July 9, 1587, Peru
- July 10, 1586, Central Peru
- March 17, 1584, Peru
- January 22, 1582, S. Peru
- 1513, Callao, Peru
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.