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NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database, 2100 BC to Present
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Global Historical Tsunami Database provides information on over 2,400 tsunamis from 2100 BC to the present in the the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; and... -
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NCDC Storm Events Database
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Storm Data is provided by the National Weather Service (NWS) and contain statistics on personal injuries and damage estimates. Storm Data covers the United States of... -
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May 1960 Puerto Montt, Valdivia, Chile Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On May 22, 1960, a Mw 9.5 earthquake, the largest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded, occurred in southern Chile. The series of earthquakes that followed ravaged... -
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August 1976 Moro Gulf, Philippines Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On August 16, 1976, at 16:11:07 UTC, a magnitude (Mw) 8.0 earthquake shook Mindanao Island in the Philippines. It caused a destructive tsunami in the Celebes Sea that... -
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Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART(R))
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As part of the U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP), the Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART(R)) Project is an ongoing effort to... -
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July 1998 Sissano, Papua New Guinea Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
At least 2,183 people killed, thousands injured, about 9,500 homeless and about 500 missing as a result of a tsunami generated in the Sissano area. Maximum wave... -
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CO-OPS station 8638863: CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL 1-minute Raw Tsunami Water Level Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
CO-OPS has been involved with tsunami warning and mitigation since the Coast and Geodetic Survey started the Tsunami Warning System in 1948 to provide warnings to the... -
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December 2004 Sumatra, Indonesia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The December 26, 2004 magnitude 9.1 Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake (3.316 N, 95.854 E, depth 30 km) generated a tsunami that was observed worldwide and caused... -
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November 1994 Mindoro, Philippines Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On November 14, 1994 at 19:15:30 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake struck in the Verde Island Passage between Luzon and Mindoro Islands, Philippine Islands. A local... -
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November 1952 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The tsunami was generated by a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) earthquake on Kamchatka where it caused severe damage. The tsunami then struck Midway (3,000 kilometers away), the... -
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November 1999 Vanuatu, Vanuatu Islands Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
An earthquake estimated between moment magnitude 7.1 and 7.5 occurred off the east coast of Vanuatu on November 26, 1999 at 13:21 UTC. The earthquake generated a... -
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July 2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
On July 29, 2025, at 23:24 UTC, a Mw 8.8 earthquake occurred offshore Kamchatka, Russian Federation along the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone. This earthquake is the... -
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Laysan Island inundation area during 2011 tsunami
Department of the Interior —
This GIS shapefile delineates the approximate inundation extent on Laysan Island during the March 11, 2011 tsunami event that originated off the Tohoku coast of... -
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October 1994 Shikotan, Kuril Islands, Russia Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred in the southern Kurils and on northern Hokkaido on Tuesday, October 5, 1994, (October 4 at 13:23 GMT). It was a sudden event,... -
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May 1983 Akita, Honshu, Japan Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The tsunami generated by a magnitude 7.9 (Mw) earthquake destroyed 700 boats and 59 houses for a total of $800 million in property damage in Japan (1983 dollars). One... -
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April 2007 Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea Images
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
An earthquake measuring 8.1 struck 345 kilometers northwest of the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara at 0740 local time on 2 April. (2040 GMT 1 April). The earthquake... -
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Automation of Field Operations and Services (AFOS) National Weather Service (NWS) Service Records and Retention System (SRRS) Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Service Records and Retention System (SRRS) is historical digital data set DSI-9949, a collection of products created by the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) and... -
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CO-OPS station 1630000: APRA HARBOR, GUAM, PACIFIC OCEAN 1-minute Raw Tsunami Water Level Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
CO-OPS has been involved with tsunami warning and mitigation since the Coast and Geodetic Survey started the Tsunami Warning System in 1948 to provide warnings to the... -
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NCEI/WDS Global Tsunami Deposits Database
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Discover where, when and how severely tsunamis affected Earth in geologic history. Information regarding Tsunami Deposits and Proxies for Tsunami Events complements... -
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NEOWAVE Regional Tsunami Model: South Hawaii PMT: Hawaii: Oahu
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Non-hydrostatic Evolution of Ocean WAVEs (NEOWAVE) regional tsunami model for the island of Oahu in the State of Hawaii. Provides a nearshore hazard map of wave...
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