Tsunamis of Russia
Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Russia, oldest to newest.
Russia’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
- 112
- Probable or definite
- 85
- Deaths counted
- 12,204
The deadliest
- November 4, 1952, Kamchatka, Russia
- May 27, 1995, Sakhalin Island, Russia
- October 16, 1737, Kamchatka, Russia
- May 14, 1970, Caspian Sea, Russia
- September 7, 1918, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- April 13, 1923, Kamchatka, Russia
- June 18, 1780, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 29, 1780, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 4, 1994, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 3, 1923, Kamchatka, Russia
- January 8, 1933, Kharimkotan, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- August 2, 2007, Tatar Strait, Russia
- July 29, 2025, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Every event
Newest first.
- September 18, 2025, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- September 13, 2025, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- July 29, 2025, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- July 20, 2025, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- August 17, 2024, Kamchatka, Russia
- March 25, 2020, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 26, 2019, Kamchatka, Russia
- December 20, 2018, Kamchatka, Russia
- December 11, 2018, Bureya, Far Eastern Russia
- October 1, 2018, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- July 17, 2017, Bering Island, Russia
- April 19, 2013, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 16, 2011, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 21, 2010, Severo-Kurilsk, Russia
- January 15, 2009, Kamchatka, Russia
- August 2, 2007, Tatar Strait, Russia
- January 13, 2007, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 15, 2006, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- July 8, 2000, Kerch Strait, Russia
- December 14, 1997, Kamchatka, Russia
- December 5, 1997, Kamchatka, Russia
- January 2, 1996, Karymskoye, Kamchatka, Russia
- December 3, 1995, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- May 27, 1995, Sakhalin Island, Russia
- October 9, 1994, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 4, 1994, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- 1994, Kerch Strait, Russia
- November 13, 1993, Kamchatka, Russia
- June 8, 1993, Kamchatka, Russia
- December 22, 1991, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 16, 1991, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 28, 1984, Kamchatka, Russia
- March 24, 1984, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- August 17, 1983, Kamchatka Bay, Russia
- February 23, 1980, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 24, 1978, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 23, 1978, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 23, 1978, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 22, 1978, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 22, 1978, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 21, 1976, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 10, 1975, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- September 27, 1974, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 26, 1973, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 24, 1973, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 28, 1973, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 15, 1971, Kamchatka, Russia
- September 27, 1971, Tatar Strait, Russia
- September 8, 1971, Tatar Strait, Russia
- September 8, 1971, Tatar Strait, Russia
- September 6, 1971, Tatar Strait, Russia
- September 5, 1971, Tatar Strait, Russia
- December 4, 1970, Black Sea, Russia
- May 14, 1970, Caspian Sea, Russia
- November 22, 1969, Kamchatka, Russia
- August 11, 1969, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 29, 1968, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 19, 1967, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- July 12, 1966, Black Sea, Russia
- June 11, 1965, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- July 24, 1964, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 20, 1963, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 13, 1963, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 12, 1963, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 12, 1961, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- August 29, 1959, Lake Baykal (Baikal), Russia
- May 4, 1959, Kamchatka, Russia
- April 9, 1959, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 12, 1958, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 6, 1958, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- September 17, 1958, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 30, 1956, Kamchatka, Russia
- March 17, 1953, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 4, 1952, Kamchatka, Russia
- January 27, 1949, Kamchatka, Russia
- November 13, 1946, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- September 22, 1937, Kamchatka, Russia
- September 21, 1937, Kamchatka, Russia
- November 13, 1936, Kamchatka, Russia
- January 8, 1933, Kharimkotan, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 28, 1927, Kamchatka, Russia
- April 16, 1924, Tatar Strait, Russia
- April 13, 1924, Tatar Strait, Russia
- March 15, 1924, Tatar Strait, Russia
- April 13, 1923, Kamchatka, Russia
- February 3, 1923, Kamchatka, Russia
- November 8, 1918, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- September 7, 1918, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 30, 1917, Kamchatka, Russia
- April 8, 1909, Black Sea, Russia
- October 4, 1905, Black Sea, Russia
- June 25, 1904, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- June 25, 1904, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- June 4, 1893, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 11, 1878, Tatar Strait, Russia
- January 12, 1862, Lake Baykal (Baikal), Russia
- July 9, 1854, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 27, 1854, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 1853, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- September 28, 1849, Kamchatka, Russia
- June 1848, Kamchatka, Russia
- May 17, 1841, Kamchatka, Russia
- August 9, 1827, Kamchatka, Russia
- August 22, 1792, Kamchatka, Russia
- April 15, 1791, Kamchatka, Russia
- June 29, 1780, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 18, 1780, S. Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 18, 1742, N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 17, 1737, Kamchatka, Russia
- October 16, 1737, Kamchatka, Russia
- June 18, 1597, Volga River, Russia
- 1185, Sea of Azov, Russia
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.