2022 Tonga Islands tsunami

Key facts

Date

Jan 15, 2022, 4:14 AM UTC

Cause

Volcanic eruption

Maximum documented water height

22.0 m

Deaths

6

Injuries

20

Houses destroyed

284

Damage

US$ 135 million

Observation records

831

Countries affected

69

Each dot is a documented observation site; colour and size show the observed water height. The triangle marks the source.

Tsunami arrival times

Documented arrival times from the NOAA/NCEI database, showing the earliest recorded location per country. Coverage is incomplete: a country without an entry was not necessarily spared.

1. 0:00 hEarthquake (origin) · Jan 15, 2022, 4:14 AM UTC
2. 0:05 hFiji · Vakano, Lakeba Isl · 0.80 m
3. 0:11 hTonga · Nukualofa (Nuku'alofa) Vuna Wharf · 1.50 m
4. 0:31 hWallis and Futuna (French Territory) · Mata-Utu, Wallis Island · 0.03 m
5. 0:56 hUSA Territory · Pago Pago, American Samoa · 0.62 m
6. 1:01 hSamoa · Apia, Upolu Island · 0.17 m
7. 1:26 hTuvalu · Fongafale · 0.12 m
8. 1:31 hNew Caledonia · D5501006 Bpr, SE of New Caledonia · 0.13 m
9. 1:36 hNew Zealand · D5401001 Bpr, Ene of Auckland, Nz · 0.07 m
10. 1:46 hCook Islands · Rarotonga · 0.90 m
11. 1:56 hVanuatu · Luganville · 0.37 m
12. 2:11 hAustralia · Norfolk Island · 0.78 m
13. 2:16 hSolomon Islands · D52406 Bpr, Honiara · 0.03 m
14. 2:36 hNaoero · Nauru · 0.15 m
15. 2:36 hKiribati · Betio, Tarawa · 0.06 m
16. 2:41 hFrench Polynesia · Makemo · 0.03 m
17. 2:46 hPapua New Guinea · D55023 Bpr, Etd Coral Sea · 0.04 m

429 places with a documented arrival time

Observations by country

Country	Observation records	Maximum documented water height	Deaths	Earliest arrival
Tonga	104	22.0 m Tofua SW 2	3	0:11 h
United States	132	3.79 m Manresa Beach, Ca	—	3:46 h
Peru	16	2.00 m Playa Naylamp, Lambayeque	2	7:56 h
Chile	48	1.74 m Chanaral	—	6:51 h
Vanuatu	2	1.41 m Port Vila, Efate Island	—	1:56 h
Japan	156	1.34 m Kominato, Amami Island	—	6:31 h
French Polynesia	20	1.22 m Tohaotu, Pk Sea Side Avant Punuui	—	2:41 h
New Caledonia	9	1.13 m Ouinne	—	1:31 h
Mexico	25	1.03 m Manzanillo	—	7:30 h
Australia	30	1.00 m Swansea, Tasmania	—	2:11 h
New Zealand	19	0.91 m Jackson Bay	—	1:36 h
Cook Islands	3	0.90 m Rarotonga	—	1:46 h
Fiji	26	0.80 m Cakova, Moala Isl	—	0:05 h
Ecuador	3	0.75 m Santa Cruz Island	—	14:36 h
Russia	21	0.65 m Malokuril'skaya Bay, Shikotan	—	6:56 h
USA Territory	17	0.62 m Pago Pago, American Samoa	—	0:56 h
Taiwan	5	0.44 m Wushi	—	—
Ghana	2	0.42 m Takoradi	—	16:46 h
Azores (Portugal)	3	0.40 m Ponta Delgada	—	16:46 h
Costa Rica	24	0.33 m Quepos	—	8:58 h
Canada	35	0.32 m St. John's, Newfoundland	—	7:46 h
Guadeloupe (French Territory)	2	0.31 m Pointe-A-Pitre	—	11:46 h
Martinique (French Territory)	2	0.30 m Le Robert	—	11:46 h
Indonesia	6	0.28 m Cilacap	—	6:31 h
Antarctica	3	0.28 m Vernadsky Faraday, Argentine Isl	—	9:24 h
El Salvador	1	0.26 m Acajutla	—	10:46 h
Italy	10	0.25 m Crotone	—	16:36 h
Portugal	11	0.24 m Sines	—	15:16 h
Philippines	4	0.22 m Davao	—	6:11 h
Oman	2	0.22 m Majis	—	11:46 h
Brazil	5	0.21 m Arraial do Cabo	—	18:59 h
China	6	0.20 m Shipu, Zhejiang Province	—	9:06 h
Turkey	5	0.20 m Iskenderun	—	12:11 h
Solomon Islands	3	0.20 m Tarekukure, Taro Island	—	2:16 h
Kiribati	2	0.20 m Christmas Island, Line Islands	—	2:36 h
Papua New Guinea	2	0.20 m Lombrum, Admiralty Islands	—	2:46 h
France	4	0.19 m Concarneau	—	15:46 h
Sweden	8	0.18 m Karlshamn	—	30:46 h
South Korea	6	0.17 m Mukho	—	13:00 h
Samoa	2	0.17 m Apia, Upolu Island	—	1:01 h
Ireland	2	0.17 m Castletownbere	—	22:46 h
UK Territory	1	0.17 m King Edward Is, South Georgia Is	—	15:16 h
Spain	1	0.16 m Garachico, Tenerife, Canary Islands	—	19:16 h
Naoero	1	0.15 m Nauru	—	2:36 h
Madagascar	1	0.13 m Toamasina	—	11:56 h
Greece	3	0.12 m Kerkyra, Corfu	—	16:06 h
Tuvalu	1	0.12 m Fongafale	—	1:26 h
Argentina	3	0.10 m Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego	—	—
Senegal	1	0.10 m Dakar	—	15:56 h
French Southern and Antarctic Territories	1	0.10 m Kerguelen	—	11:16 h
United Kingdom	5	0.09 m Kinlochbervie, Scotland	—	21:46 h
Marshall Islands, Rep. Of	2	0.09 m Kwajalein, Marshall Islands	—	4:01 h
Dominican Republic	2	0.09 m Puerto Plata	—	10:46 h
Reunion (French Territory)	1	0.09 m Reunion	—	11:36 h
Sri Lanka	2	0.08 m Colombo	—	10:20 h
India	2	0.08 m Kochi (Cochin), Kerala	—	11:41 h
Micronesia, Fed. States Of	3	0.06 m Chuuk, Caroline Islands	—	3:51 h
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0.06 m Galeota	—	25:16 h
Dominica	1	0.06 m Portsmouth	—	11:31 h
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	0.05 m Calliaqua	—	11:16 h
Cape Verde	1	0.05 m Palmeira, Sal, Cape Verde	—	14:56 h
Kenya	1	0.04 m Lamu	—	10:56 h
Norway	1	0.04 m Maloy	—	—
Colombia	2	0.03 m Bahia Malaga	—	—
Panama	1	0.03 m D32411 Bpr, 710 Nm Wsw of Panama	—	8:21 h
Wallis and Futuna (French Territory)	1	0.03 m Mata-Utu, Wallis Island	—	0:31 h
Greenland	1	0.02 m Nuuk Harbor	—	23:46 h
Thailand	1	0.01 m D23461 Bpr, NW of Phuket	—	8:31 h
Honduras	2	—	—	—

Individual documented observations for this event. Heights come from different measurement types and sources; not every location has a measured height.

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