<Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Main Article </Th> <Th> Primary Cause </Th> <Th> Description </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1806 </Td> <Td> Goldau , Switzerland </Td> <Td> 1806 Goldau landslide </Td> <Td> Landslide </Td> <Td> A landslide of 120,000,000 tonnes of rock , much of which displaced water from Lake Lauerz causing a tsunami that flooded lake side villages and resulted in the confirmed death of 457 people . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1819 </Td> <Td> Gujarat , India </Td> <Td> 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> A local tsunami flooded the Great Rann of Kutch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1833 </Td> <Td> Sumatra , Indonesia </Td> <Td> 1833 Sumatra earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> On 25 November 1833 , a massive earthquake estimated to have been between 8.8 -- 9.2 on the moment magnitude scale , struck Sumatra in Indonesia . The coast of Sumatra near the quake 's epicentre was hardest hit by the resulting tsunami . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1854 </Td> <Td> Nankai , Tōkai , and Kyushu , Japan </Td> <Td> Ansei great earthquakes </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> The Ansei quake which hit the south coast of Japan , was actually a set of three earthquakes , two magnitude 8.4 quakes and a 7.4 quake over the course of several days . <Ul> <Li> An 8.4 magnitude earthquake on November 4 , 1854 , near Mikawa Province ( Aichi Prefecture ) and Tōtōmi Province ( Shizuoka Prefecture ) produced tsunami heights of 4 -- 6 m ( with localized run - ups up to 16.5 m , thought to be due to harbor shape ) . </Li> <Li> Another 8.4 magnitude earthquake on November 5 in Kii Province ( Wakayama Prefecture ) . The resulting tsunami reached as high as 8.4 m . The tsunami washed 15,000 homes away . The number of homes destroyed directly by the earthquake was 2,598 ; 1,443 people died . </Li> <Li> A magnitude 7.4 earthquake on Nov 7 , 1854 in Iyo Province ( Ehime Prefecture ) and Bungo Province ( Ōita Prefecture ) . </Li> </Ul> <P> The total result was 80,000 -- 100,000 deaths . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1855 </Td> <Td> Edo , Japan </Td> <Td> 1855 Ansei Edo earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> The following year , the 1855 Great Ansei Edo earthquake hit the Edo ( Tokyo ) region of Japan , killing 4,500 to 10,000 people . Popular stories of the time blamed the quakes and tsunamis on giant catfish called Namazu thrashing about . The Japanese era name was changed to bring good luck after four disastrous quakes / tsunamis in two years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1867 </Td> <Td> Virgin Islands </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> On November 18 , 1867 , a large doublet earthquake occurred in the Virgin Islands archipelago . The shock probably occurred between the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint Croix . The highest runup of 7.6 m ( 25 ft ) was observed at Frederiksted on Saint Croix , and came within minutes of the shocks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1867 </Td> <Td> Keelung , Taiwan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> Dec 18 , 1867 , a large quake hit Keelung , Taiwan , causing crustal deformation of the mountains and opening of fissures . The water drained out of Keelung harbor so that the sea bed was revealed , then suddenly returned in a huge wave . Boats were washed into the city center and there was much damage . In many locations , the ground and the mountains split open and water poured from the fissures . Hundreds of deaths resulted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1868 </Td> <Td> Hawaiian Islands </Td> <Td> 1868 Hawaii earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> On 2 April 1868 , a local earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 - 8.0 rocked the southeast coast of the Big Island of Hawaii . It triggered a landslide on the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano , five miles ( 8 km ) north of Pahala , killing 31 people . A tsunami then claimed 46 additional lives . The villages of Punaluu , k Ninole , Kawaa , Honuapo , and Keauhou Landing were severely damaged and the village of Apua was destroyed . According to one account , the tsunami `` rolled in over the tops of the coconut trees , probably 60 feet high ... inland a distance of a quarter of a mile in some places , taking out to sea when it returned , houses , men , women , and almost everything movable . '' This was reported in the 1988 edition of Walter C. Dudley 's
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Main Article </Th> <Th> Primary Cause </Th> <Th> Description </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1806 </Td> <Td> Goldau , Switzerland </Td> <Td> 1806 Goldau landslide </Td> <Td> Landslide </Td> <Td> A landslide of 120,000,000 tonnes of rock , much of which displaced water from Lake Lauerz causing a tsunami that flooded lake side villages and resulted in the confirmed death of 457 people . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1819 </Td> <Td> Gujarat , India </Td> <Td> 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> A local tsunami flooded the Great Rann of Kutch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1833 </Td> <Td> Sumatra , Indonesia </Td> <Td> 1833 Sumatra earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> On 25 November 1833 , a massive earthquake estimated to have been between 8.8 -- 9.2 on the moment magnitude scale , struck Sumatra in Indonesia . The coast of Sumatra near the quake 's epicentre was hardest hit by the resulting tsunami . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1854 </Td> <Td> Nankai , Tōkai , and Kyushu , Japan </Td> <Td> Ansei great earthquakes </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> The Ansei quake which hit the south coast of Japan , was actually a set of three earthquakes , two magnitude 8.4 quakes and a 7.4 quake over the course of several days . <Ul> <Li> An 8.4 magnitude earthquake on November 4 , 1854 , near Mikawa Province ( Aichi Prefecture ) and Tōtōmi Province ( Shizuoka Prefecture ) produced tsunami heights of 4 -- 6 m ( with localized run - ups up to 16.5 m , thought to be due to harbor shape ) . </Li> <Li> Another 8.4 magnitude earthquake on November 5 in Kii Province ( Wakayama Prefecture ) . The resulting tsunami reached as high as 8.4 m . The tsunami washed 15,000 homes away . The number of homes destroyed directly by the earthquake was 2,598 ; 1,443 people died . </Li> <Li> A magnitude 7.4 earthquake on Nov 7 , 1854 in Iyo Province ( Ehime Prefecture ) and Bungo Province ( Ōita Prefecture ) . </Li> </Ul> <P> The total result was 80,000 -- 100,000 deaths . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1855 </Td> <Td> Edo , Japan </Td> <Td> 1855 Ansei Edo earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> The following year , the 1855 Great Ansei Edo earthquake hit the Edo ( Tokyo ) region of Japan , killing 4,500 to 10,000 people . Popular stories of the time blamed the quakes and tsunamis on giant catfish called Namazu thrashing about . The Japanese era name was changed to bring good luck after four disastrous quakes / tsunamis in two years . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1867 </Td> <Td> Virgin Islands </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> On November 18 , 1867 , a large doublet earthquake occurred in the Virgin Islands archipelago . The shock probably occurred between the islands of Saint Thomas and Saint Croix . The highest runup of 7.6 m ( 25 ft ) was observed at Frederiksted on Saint Croix , and came within minutes of the shocks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1867 </Td> <Td> Keelung , Taiwan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> Dec 18 , 1867 , a large quake hit Keelung , Taiwan , causing crustal deformation of the mountains and opening of fissures . The water drained out of Keelung harbor so that the sea bed was revealed , then suddenly returned in a huge wave . Boats were washed into the city center and there was much damage . In many locations , the ground and the mountains split open and water poured from the fissures . Hundreds of deaths resulted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1868 </Td> <Td> Hawaiian Islands </Td> <Td> 1868 Hawaii earthquake </Td> <Td> Earthquake </Td> <Td> On 2 April 1868 , a local earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 - 8.0 rocked the southeast coast of the Big Island of Hawaii . It triggered a landslide on the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano , five miles ( 8 km ) north of Pahala , killing 31 people . A tsunami then claimed 46 additional lives . The villages of Punaluu , k Ninole , Kawaa , Honuapo , and Keauhou Landing were severely damaged and the village of Apua was destroyed . According to one account , the tsunami `` rolled in over the tops of the coconut trees , probably 60 feet high ... inland a distance of a quarter of a mile in some places , taking out to sea when it returned , houses , men , women , and almost everything movable . '' This was reported in the 1988 edition of Walter C. Dudley 's
when was the last time there was a tsunami in hawaii
when was the last time there was a tsunami in hawaii
1868
1868