Tsunamis of Portugal
Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Portugal, oldest to newest.
Portugal’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
- 43
- Probable or definite
- 12
- Deaths counted
- 86,711
The deadliest
- November 1, 1755, Lisbon, Portugal
- January 26, 1531, Tagus River, Lisbon, Portugal
- October 22, 1522, Azores, Portugal
- July 9, 1757, Azores, Portugal
- December 21, 1755, SW Portugal
- May 24, 1614, Azores, Portugal
- January 1, 1980, Azores, Portugal
- March 31, 1761, SW Portugal
- February 28, 1969, Portugal
- March 4, 1930, Madeira Island, Portugal
- July 9, 1847, Azores, Portugal
- August 31, 1926, Azores, Portugal
- February 3, 1899, Azores, Portugal
Every event
Newest first.
- May 22, 1980, Azores, Portugal
- January 1, 1980, Azores, Portugal
- February 28, 1969, Portugal
- May 8, 1939, Azores, Portugal
- August 22, 1935, Azores, Portugal
- August 31, 1931, Azores, Portugal
- March 4, 1930, Madeira Island, Portugal
- December 18, 1926, Portugal
- August 31, 1926, Azores, Portugal
- February 3, 1899, Azores, Portugal
- January 6, 1856, Azores, Portugal
- February 17, 1855, Azores, Portugal
- July 9, 1847, Azores, Portugal
- February 2, 1816, Lisbon, Portugal
- July 4, 1809, Portugal
- June 2, 1800, Azores, Portugal
- January 23, 1792, Azores, Portugal
- 1787, Azores, Portugal
- April 5, 1772, Portugal
- December 26, 1764, Lisbon, Portugal
- March 31, 1761, SW Portugal
- July 9, 1757, Azores, Portugal
- March 29, 1756, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 21, 1755, SW Portugal
- November 2, 1755, SW Portugal
- November 1, 1755, Lisbon, Portugal
- April 28, 1752, Portugal
- July 1751, Azores, Portugal
- December 26, 1746, Portugal
- December 27, 1722, Tavira, Algarve, Portugal
- July 26, 1691, Azores, Portugal
- 1676, Azores, Portugal
- November 23, 1668, Azores, Portugal
- 1653, Azores, Portugal
- December 21, 1641, Azores, Portugal
- May 24, 1614, Azores, Portugal
- July 26, 1591, Azores, Portugal
- January 26, 1531, Tagus River, Lisbon, Portugal
- October 22, 1522, Azores, Portugal
- April 5, 1504, Lisbon, Portugal
- 382, Cabo San Vicente, Portugal
- 60 BC, Cabo San Vicente, Portugal
- 210 BC, Gulf of Cadiz, Portugal
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.