Most Damaging Tsunamis in the Pacific Basin

  • 1707 Hōei Tsunami

    Location: Hōei, Japan
    Magnitude: 8.6
    Death Toll: Approximately 5,000
  • Lisbon Tsunami

    Location: Lisbon, Portugal (impacted Atlantic but relevant due to tsunami studies)
    Magnitude: Estimated between 8.5 and 9.0
    Death Toll: Approximately 60,000
  • 1868 Arica Tsunami

    Location: Arica, Peru (now part of Chile)
    Magnitude: 9.0
    Death Toll: Approximately 25,000
  • 1883 Krakatoa Eruption and Tsunami

    Location: Krakatoa, Indonesia
    Magnitude: Volcanic eruption (Volcanic Explosivity Index 6)
    Death Toll: Approximately 36,000
  • 1946 Aleutian Islands Tsunami

    Location: Aleutian Islands, Alaska
    Magnitude: 8.6
    Death Toll: Approximately 165
  • 1960 Valdivia Tsunami

    Location: Valdivia, Chile
    Magnitude: 9.5
    Death Toll: Approximately 1,655
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    Indian Ocean Tsunami

    Location: Indian Ocean (Sumatra, Indonesia)
    Magnitude: 9.1
    Death Toll: Approximately 230,000
  • 2007 Solomon Islands Tsunami

    Location: Solomon Islands
    Magnitude: 8.1
    Death Toll: Approximately 52
  • 2009 Samoa Tsunami

    Location: Samoa
    Magnitude: 8.1
    Death Toll: Approximately 189
  • 2010 Maule Tsunami

    Location: Maule, Chile
    Magnitude: 8.8
    Death Toll: Approximately 525
  • 2011 Tōhoku Tsunami

    Location: Tōhoku, Japan
    Magnitude: 9.0
    Death Toll: Approximately 15,894