Tsunamis of Spain
Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Spain, oldest to newest.
Spain’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
- 19
- Probable or definite
- 12
- Deaths counted
- 1,073
The deadliest
Every event
Newest first.
- August 24, 2026, Balearic Islands, Spain
- November 14, 2020, Valle Gran Rey, LA Gomera Island, Spain
- July 16, 2018, Balearic Islands, Spain
- June 23, 2014, Mediterranean and Black Seas, Spain
- June 15, 2006, Ciutadella, Menorca Island, Spain
- August 14, 1978, Cadiz, Spain
- July 7, 1941, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
- February 16, 1930, Off Southern Coast, Spain
- January 6, 1860, Sea of Alboran, Spain
- January 13, 1804, Alboran Sea, Spain
- January 31, 1756, Baleares, Spain
- November 16, 1755, Coruna, Spain
- November 1737, Bilbao, Spain
- March 24, 1721, Balearic Islands, Spain
- May 5, 1706, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
- October 9, 1680, Alboran Sea, Spain
- September 22, 1522, Alboran Sea, Spain
- May 26, 881, Cadiz, Spain
- 216 BC, Cadiz, Spain
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.