NOAA / NCEI
Tsunamis in Russia
58 confirmed tsunamis originating in Russia. Highest documented wave: 90.0 m (Bureya, Far Eastern Russia, 2018).
Map of observation sites
Tsunami source locations; colour and size show the highest documented water height. Click to open the event.
All documented events
58| Date | Location / station | Magnitude | Maximum documented water height | Deaths | Observation records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2025, 6:58 PM UTC | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | 7.8 | 0.31 m | — | 33 |
| Sep 13, 2025, 2:37 AM UTC | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | 7.4 | 0.10 m | — | 4 |
| Jul 29, 2025, 11:24 PM UTC | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | 8.8 | 17.0 m | 1 | 929 |
| Aug 17, 2024, 7:10 PM UTC | Kamchatka | 7.0 | 0.00 m | — | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2020, 2:49 AM UTC | N. Kuril Islands | 7.5 | 0.25 m | — | 16 |
| Dec 11, 2018, 4:48 AM UTC | Bureya, Far Eastern Russia | — | 90.0 m | — | 49 |
| Jul 17, 2017, 11:34 PM UTC | Bering Island | 7.7 | 0.10 m | — | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2009, 5:49 PM UTC | Kamchatka | 7.4 | 0.11 m | — | 11 |
| Aug 2, 2007, 2:37 AM UTC | Tatar Strait | 6.2 | 3.20 m | 2 | 18 |
| Jan 13, 2007, 4:23 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 8.1 | 0.40 m | — | 47 |
| Nov 15, 2006, 11:14 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 8.3 | 21.9 m | — | 261 |
| Dec 5, 1997, 11:26 AM UTC | Kamchatka | 7.8 | 8.00 m | — | 17 |
| Jan 2, 1996, 3:40 PM UTC | Karymskoye, Kamchatka, Russia | — | 30.0 m | — | 1 |
| Dec 3, 1995, 6:01 PM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.9 | 1.10 m | — | 38 |
| May 27, 1995, 1:03 PM UTC | Sakhalin Island | 7.1 | 0.10 m | 1,989 | 2 |
| Oct 9, 1994, 7:55 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.3 | 0.20 m | — | 2 |
| Oct 4, 1994, 1:22 PM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 8.3 | 10.4 m | 11 | 119 |
| Nov 13, 1993, 1:18 AM UTC | Kamchatka | 7.0 | 0.05 m | — | 1 |
| Jun 8, 1993, 1:03 PM UTC | Kamchatka | 7.5 | 0.10 m | — | 6 |
| Mar 24, 1984, 9:44 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.2 | 0.20 m | — | 3 |
| Aug 17, 1983, 10:55 AM UTC | Kamchatka Bay, Russia | 7.1 | 0.10 m | — | 1 |
| Feb 23, 1980, 5:51 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.0 | 0.16 m | — | 10 |
| Mar 24, 1978, 7:47 PM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.6 | 0.65 m | — | 20 |
| Mar 23, 1978, 3:15 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.5 | 0.30 m | — | 15 |
| Mar 23, 1978, 12:31 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 6.8 | 0.17 m | — | 4 |
| Jan 21, 1976, 10:05 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.0 | 0.38 m | — | 5 |
| Jun 10, 1975, 1:47 PM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.0 | 5.50 m | — | 51 |
| Sep 27, 1974, 5:47 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 6.7 | 0.37 m | — | 3 |
| Jun 24, 1973, 2:43 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.1 | 0.64 m | — | 32 |
| Feb 28, 1973, 6:37 AM UTC | N. Kuril Islands | 7.2 | 1.50 m | — | 6 |
| Dec 15, 1971, 8:29 AM UTC | Kamchatka | 7.8 | 0.47 m | — | 12 |
| Sep 6, 1971, 1:37 PM UTC | Tatar Strait | 5.5 | 0.07 m | — | 11 |
| Sep 5, 1971, 6:35 PM UTC | Tatar Strait | 7.3 | 2.00 m | — | 29 |
| Nov 22, 1969, 11:09 PM UTC | Kamchatka | 7.7 | 15.0 m | — | 17 |
| Aug 11, 1969, 9:26 PM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 8.2 | 5.00 m | — | 76 |
| Jan 29, 1968, 10:19 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.3 | 0.18 m | — | 17 |
| Jul 12, 1966, 6:53 PM UTC | Black Sea | 5.5 | 0.21 m | — | 8 |
| Jun 11, 1965, 3:34 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.2 | 0.10 m | — | 6 |
| Jul 24, 1964, 8:12 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 6.8 | 0.08 m | — | 5 |
| Oct 20, 1963, 12:53 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.9 | 15.0 m | — | 22 |
| Oct 13, 1963, 5:17 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 8.5 | 4.50 m | — | 91 |
| Oct 12, 1963, 11:27 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.1 | 0.12 m | — | 3 |
| Feb 12, 1961, 9:53 PM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 6.6 | 1.00 m | — | 4 |
| May 4, 1959, 7:15 AM UTC | Kamchatka | 8.2 | 0.20 m | — | 7 |
| Nov 6, 1958, 10:58 PM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 8.3 | 5.00 m | — | 61 |
| Nov 4, 1952, 4:58 PM UTC | Kamchatka | 9.0 | 23.0 m | 10,000 | 329 |
| Jan 8, 1933, 4:00 PM UTC | Kharimkotan, N. Kuril Islands | 6.0 | 9.00 m | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 28, 1927, 6:20 PM UTC | Kamchatka | 7.5 | 2.00 m | — | 2 |
| Apr 13, 1923, 3:31 PM UTC | Kamchatka | 7.2 | 20.0 m | 18 | 10 |
| Feb 3, 1923, 4:01 PM UTC | Kamchatka | 8.4 | 8.00 m | 3 | 20 |
| Nov 8, 1918, 4:38 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.8 | 0.50 m | — | 8 |
| Sep 7, 1918, 5:16 PM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 8.2 | 12.0 m | 23 | 18 |
| Jun 25, 1904, 2:45 PM UTC | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | 8.3 | — | — | 1 |
| Jun 4, 1893, 2:27 AM UTC | S. Kuril Islands | 7.0 | 2.50 m | — | 3 |
| Sep 28, 1849, 9:00 AM UTC | Kamchatka | — | — | — | 4 |
| May 17, 1841, 9:30 PM UTC | Kamchatka | 8.4 | 15.0 m | — | 7 |
| Jun 29, 1780 | S. Kuril Islands | 7.5 | 12.0 m | 12 | 5 |
| Oct 16, 1737, 4:00 PM UTC | Kamchatka | — | 15.2 m | 100 | 7 |
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.