Tsunamis of Taiwan
Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Taiwan, oldest to newest.
Taiwan’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
- 29
- Probable or definite
- 18
- Deaths counted
- 42,978
The deadliest
- May 22, 1782, Taiwan Strait
- 1721, Tainan, Taiwan
- December 18, 1867, E. China Sea, Taiwan
- August 9, 1792, Tainan, Taiwan
- October 22, 1951, Taiwan
- April 2, 2024, E. Taiwan-Ryukyu Islands
- February 13, 1963, E. Taiwan-Ryukyu Islands
- November 14, 1986, Taiwan
- December 9, 1882, South China Sea, Taiwan
- March 12, 1966, E. Taiwan-Ryukyu Islands
- September 1, 1922, Taiwan
- March 31, 2002, Taiwan
- December 26, 2006, Taiwan
- April 1781, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- January 25, 1972, E. Taiwan
Every event
Newest first.
- April 2, 2024, E. Taiwan-Ryukyu Islands
- December 26, 2006, Taiwan
- November 13, 2006, South China Sea, Taiwan
- March 31, 2002, Taiwan
- December 18, 2001, Taiwan
- May 3, 1998, Southeast of, Taiwan
- September 5, 1996, Taiwan Region
- September 16, 1994, Taiwan Strait
- May 24, 1994, Taiwan
- December 13, 1990, Taiwan
- November 14, 1986, Taiwan
- July 23, 1978, Taiwan
- January 25, 1972, E. Taiwan
- March 12, 1966, E. Taiwan-Ryukyu Islands
- February 13, 1963, E. Taiwan-Ryukyu Islands
- October 22, 1951, Taiwan
- September 1, 1922, Taiwan
- May 6, 1917, Taiwan
- September 7, 1903, Taiwan
- December 9, 1882, South China Sea, Taiwan
- December 18, 1867, E. China Sea, Taiwan
- October 29, 1853, E. Taiwan-Ryukyu Islands
- August 9, 1792, Tainan, Taiwan
- May 22, 1782, Taiwan Strait
- April 1781, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- April 1754, E. China Sea, Taiwan
- 1721, Tainan, Taiwan
- April 1694, Taiwan
- January 8, 1661, South China Sea, Taiwan
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.