Historical tsunamis · Aug 10, 2025, 1:26 PM UTC

2025 Tracy Arm, Ak tsunami

United States

The tsunami of Aug 10, 2025, 1:26 PM UTC originated near Tracy Arm, Ak (United States).

Key facts

Date
Aug 10, 2025, 1:26 PM UTC
Cause
Landslide
Maximum documented water height
481.0 m
Damage
limited (under US$ 1 million)
Observation records
178
Countries affected
1

Cause according to NOAA/NCEI: Landslide.

The highest documented water height was 481.0 m (Tracy Arm, Ak, United States).

178 observation sites in 1 countries are recorded.

Damage is estimated at limited (under US$ 1 million).

Map of observation sites

178

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) · Aug 10, 2025, 1:26 PM UTC
  2. 1:00 hUnited States · Juneau, Ak · 0.36 m

1 places with a documented arrival time

Observations by country

CountryObservation recordsMaximum documented water heightDeathsEarliest arrival
United States178481.0 m
Tracy Arm, Ak
—1:00 h

Highest documented water heights

15 / 178

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

Location / stationObserved heightDistance from sourceCountry
Tracy Arm, Ak · Ak481.00 m3 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Nsgl · Ak97.22 m9 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Nsgl · Ak91.77 m9 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Nsgl · Ak91.38 m9 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Nsgl · Ak88.45 m9 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Nsgl · Ak88.39 m9 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Nsgl · Ak85.71 m9 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Nsgl · Ak80.00 m9 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Midarm · Ak79.52 m5 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Nsgl · Ak78.70 m9 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Midarm · Ak73.27 m5 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Midarm · Ak72.10 m5 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Midarm · Ak71.90 m5 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Nsgl · Ak71.75 m9 kmUnited States
Tracy Arm, Midarm · Ak69.33 m5 kmUnited States

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database. Confirmed events only. Deaths and damage are database estimates; older records are incomplete. Water heights come from different types of observation.