Tsunamis of Philippines

113 events with their source in Philippines

Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Philippines, oldest to newest.

Philippines’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: 113
Probable or definite: 55
Deaths counted: 14,828

The deadliest

August 16, 1976, Moro Gulf, Philippines9 m · M8 · 8,000 deaths · $134 million · 44 runups
July 16, 1990, W. Luzon Island, Philippines2 m · M7.8 · 2,412 deaths · $369.6 million · 1 runup
January 30, 1911, Taal, Luzon Island, Philippines3 m · 1,335 deaths · 543 houses destroyed · 2 runups
November 30, 1645, W. Luzon Island, PhilippinesM8 · 600 deaths · 1 runup
March 31, 1955, Lake Lanao, PhilippinesM7.4 · 465 deaths · $5 million
June 3, 1863, W. Luzon Island, PhilippinesM6.5 · 400 deaths · 1,172 houses destroyed · 1 runup
September 28, 1965, Taal, Luzon Island, Philippines4.7 m · 355 deaths · 1 runup
August 1, 1968, E. Luzon Island, Philippines0.16 m · M7.3 · 270 deaths · $8 million · 41 runups
April 12, 2022, Abuyog, Leyte, Philippines12 m · 170 deaths
June 7, 2026, Mindanao Island, Philippines2.5 m · M7.8 · 107 deaths · $25.5 million · 19,195 houses destroyed · 40 runups
January 3, 1897, Celebes Sea, PhilippinesM8.2 · 100 deaths
December 19, 1928, Celebes Sea, PhilippinesM7.4 · 97 deaths · 2 runups
November 14, 1994, Philippine Islands, Philippines7.3 m · M7.1 · 81 deaths · $3.7 million · 1,530 houses destroyed · 57 runups
January 24, 1948, Sulu Sea, PhilippinesM7.8 · 74 deaths · $3.5 million · 5 runups
March 22, 1840, Philippine Sea, PhilippinesM6.5 · 52 deaths · 1 runup

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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.