Tsunamis of Vanuatu
Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Vanuatu, oldest to newest.
Vanuatu’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
- 53
- Probable or definite
- 39
- Deaths counted
- 24
The deadliest
Every event
Newest first.
- December 17, 2024, Vanuatu Islands
- December 7, 2023, Vanuatu Islands
- November 22, 2023, Vanuatu Islands
- January 31, 2023, East Epi Volcano, Vanuatu
- April 28, 2016, Vanuatu Islands
- April 3, 2016, Vanuatu Islands
- February 19, 2015, Vanuatu Islands
- April 14, 2012, Vanuatu Islands
- March 9, 2012, Off East Coast of Vanuatu
- February 2, 2012, Vanuatu Islands
- August 20, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- August 20, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- January 13, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- January 9, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- December 25, 2010, Vanuatu Islands
- August 10, 2010, Vanuatu Islands
- May 27, 2010, Vanuatu Islands
- October 7, 2009, Vanuatu Islands
- April 28, 2008, Vanuatu Islands
- March 25, 2007, Vanuatu Islands
- January 2, 2002, Vanuatu Islands
- November 26, 1999, Vanuatu Islands
- July 13, 1994, Vanuatu Islands
- February 12, 1994, Vanuatu Islands
- July 6, 1987, Vanuatu Islands
- July 8, 1980, Santa Cruz Is. Vanuatu
- May 12, 1980, Vanuatu Islands
- August 13, 1965, Vanuatu Islands
- August 11, 1965, Vanuatu Islands
- July 23, 1961, Vanuatu Islands
- October 7, 1958, Kuwae Volcano, Vanuatu
- November 4, 1953, Coral Sea, Vanuatu
- July 13, 1952, Off East Coast of Vanuatu
- December 2, 1950, Vanuatu Islands
- November 19, 1933, Vanuatu Islands
- January 24, 1927, Vanuatu Islands
- September 20, 1920, Vanuatu Islands
- November 10, 1910, Vanuatu Islands
- July 8, 1909, Vanuatu Islands
- November 24, 1905, Port Vila, Vanuatu
- November 22, 1905, Port Vila, Vanuatu
- March 19, 1905, Malo Pass, Vanuatu
- August 27, 1893, Port Vila, Efate Island, Vanuatu
- July 31, 1893, Port Vila, Efate Island, Vanuatu
- August 1892, Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu
- October 1883, Vanuatu Islands
- August 1878, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- February 11, 1878, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- January 10, 1878, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- May 10, 1875, Vanuatu Islands
- March 30, 1875, Vanuatu Islands
- March 29, 1875, Vanuatu Islands
- August 17, 1863, Vanuatu Islands
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- Argentina6
- Atlantic Ocean4
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- Baltic Sea1
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- Barbados3
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- Eritrea1
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- France15
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- Germany2
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- Greece189
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- Grenada2
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- Honduras7
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- New Zealand92
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- North Korea3
- North Sea1
- Northwest Pacific Ocean2
- Norway33
- Pacific Ocean1
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- Poland2
- Portugal43
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- Russia112
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
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- Scotland1
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- Solomon Islands48
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- Sri Lanka2
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- 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.