Tsunami timeline

By Ryan Lucey

  • 1946 Aleutians Tsunami

    1946 Aleutians Tsunami
    The 1946 Aleutians earthquake produced a tsunami that flooded the Hawaiian Islands and killed 160 people

  • 1960 Chile Tsnami

    1960 Chile Tsnami
    The 1960 Chile earthquake produced a tsunami that hit Hawaii and killed 61 after traveling for 15 hours across the Pacific

  • 1964 Alaska tsunami

    1964 Alaska tsunami
    In 1964, an earthquake in Alaska generated a tsunami that killed 130 people in Alaska and California

  • 1993 Japan tsunami

    1993 Japan tsunami
    An earthquake in the Sea of Japan caused a tsunami that killed 120 people on Okushiri Island

  • 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami

    1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami
    The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake triggered a submarine landslide which in turn produced a tsunami that killed more than 2100 people.

  • 2004 Sumatra tsunami

    2004 Sumatra tsunami
    The 2004 Sumatra earthquake generated a tsunami that killed over 230,000 people.

  • 2009 Samoa earthquake

    2009 Samoa earthquake
    The 2009 Samoa earthquake generated a tsunami that killed about 200 people.

  • 2010 Chile tsunami

    2010 Chile tsunami
    The 2010 Chile earthquake produced tsunami that killed about 700 people in coastal towns.

  • 2011 Japan tsunami

    2011 Japan tsunami
    The 2011 Japan earthquake produced a tsunami that killed over 20,000 people.