Tsunamis of Venezuela
Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Venezuela, oldest to newest.
Venezuela’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
- 28
- Probable or definite
- 8
- Deaths counted
- 34,077
The deadliest
- March 26, 1812, La Guaira, Venezuela
- June 24, 2026, Northwest Venezuela
- July 15, 1853, Cumana, Venezuela
- July 30, 1967, Caracas, Venezuela
- August 3, 1950, El Tocuyo, Venezuela
- July 9, 1997, Cariaco-Cumana, Venezuela
- January 17, 1929, Cumana, Venezuela
- October 29, 1900, Mancuto, Venezuela
- August 21, 2018, Sucre, Venezuela
- September 1, 1530, Cumana, Venezuela
- September 20, 1968, Carupano, Venezuela
Every event
Newest first.
- June 24, 2026, Northwest Venezuela
- August 21, 2018, Sucre, Venezuela
- July 9, 1997, Cariaco-Cumana, Venezuela
- September 3, 1979, Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela
- September 20, 1968, Carupano, Venezuela
- July 30, 1967, Caracas, Venezuela
- January 18, 1955, Off the Coast near LA Vela, Venezuela
- August 3, 1950, El Tocuyo, Venezuela
- November 4, 1932, Cumana, Venezuela
- January 17, 1929, Cumana, Venezuela
- September 13, 1928, Carupano, Venezuela
- August 19, 1919, Lago DE Maracaibo, Venezuela
- November 12, 1916, Ocumare DE LA Costa DE Oro, Venezuela
- January 31, 1906, Caracas, Venezuela
- 1906, Maiquetia, Venezuela
- October 29, 1900, Mancuto, Venezuela
- August 13, 1868, Rio Caribe, Venezuela
- September 1867, Isla DE Margarita, Venezuela
- July 15, 1853, Cumana, Venezuela
- March 26, 1812, La Guaira, Venezuela
- August 15, 1802, Cumana, Venezuela
- October 21, 1766, Cumana, Venezuela
- 1750, Cumana, Venezuela
- 1726, Peninsula DE Araya, Venezuela
- September 1, 1543, Cumana, Venezuela
- December 25, 1541, Cubagua Island, Venezuela
- September 1, 1530, Cumana, Venezuela
- August 2, 1498, Boca DE LA Sierpe, Venezuela
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.