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Recognizing that tsunamis are a global threat, the United Nations General Assembly designated November 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day. This date was chosen to honor the brave actions of a Japanese farmer and village chief credited with saving many lives from a tsunami on December 24, 1854 (November 5th Japanese calendar).
NCEI and the co-located World Data Service for Geophysics compile a unique set of tsunami-related products as part of a continuing program to support the interests of tsunami warning centers, engineers, oceanographers, seismologists, and the public.
The Global Historical Tsunami Database consists of information on tsunami events from 2000 B.C. to the present in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, and the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas.
Please cite this data/database as: doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7
This map displays estimated pre-computed tsunami travel times to select coastal locations from any point in the ocean. Travel times (in hours), were calculated with TTT Software (P. Wessel, Geoware) using bathymetry derived from the 2 arc-minute ETOPO2 grid.
Use this interactive timeline to browse and access to DART BPR data sorted by year, WMO code, and location.
Use this interactive map and timeline to browse tsunami events around the world from 1850–present.
Use this interactive timeline to browse and access digital tide gauge data sorted by year, National Ocean Service (NOS) code, and location.
Use this interactive timeline to browse and access to DART BPR data sorted by year, WMO code, and location.
Use the Natural Hazards Image Database to browse tsunami images.
Tsunami event, run-up, deposit, and marigram data are available through the NCEI Hazardous Event Lookup (HaZEL) search tool.
Use the Natural Hazards Interactive Map to browse data from significant tsunami, earthquake, and volcano events around the world.