Tsunamis on the Solomon Islands

The marked positions on the map represent the most effected regions within the past 120 years.

Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes or other seismic eruptions on ground of an oceans and can cause massive tidal waves, which run with enormous force on land, causing great devastation. Especially in regions with only few tsunamis, the damage is often drastic, as the population does not expect tsunamis and thus hardly takes any protective measures. Even relatively small flood waves can lead to high losses and financial damage.

The largest tsunamis on the Solomon Islands since 1931

Date	Cause	max wave height	Deaths	Total damage
01/22/2017	Earthquake in Papua New Guinea (Bougainville Island) with a magnitude of 7.9.	40m	2
12/17/2016	Earthquake in Papua New Guinea (Solomon Sea) with a magnitude of 7.9. The tsunami also reached New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea.	unknown	2
12/08/2016	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 7.8. The tsunami also reached New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu.	unknown	5
09/16/2015	Earthquake in Chile (Central Chile) with a magnitude of 8.3. The tsunami caused damages in 23 further countries. A total of 8 humans died.	15m	4
07/18/2015	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz Islands) with a magnitude of 7.0.	unknown	5
07/10/2015	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 6.7.	45m	2
03/29/2015	Earthquake in Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Sea) with a magnitude of 7.5.	59m	2
06/23/2014	Earthquake in New Zealand (S Of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands) with a magnitude of 6.9.	54m	2
04/19/2014	Earthquake in Papua New Guinea (Solomon Sea) with a magnitude of 7.5.	unknown	2
04/13/2014	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 7.4. The tsunami also reached New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu.	32m	6
04/12/2014	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 7.6. The tsunami also reached Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu.	57m	6
04/01/2014	Earthquake in Chile (Northern Chile) with a magnitude of 8.2. The tsunami caused damages in 17 further countries.	58m	4
02/08/2013	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz Islands) with a magnitude of 7.0.	32m	2
02/06/2013	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz Islands) with a magnitude of 7.9. The tsunami caused damages in 23 further countries.	44m	41
10/28/2012	Earthquake in Canada (British Columbia) with a magnitude of 7.7. The tsunami caused damages in 15 further countries.	48m	6
03/11/2011	Earthquake in Japan (Honshu Island) with a magnitude of 9.1. The tsunami caused damages in 33 further countries. A total of 18,453 humans died.	38m	5
01/05/2010	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 6.8.	unknown	2
01/03/2010	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 7.1. The tsunami also reached Vanuatu, Australia.	29m	314
01/03/2010	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 6.6.	33m	2
10/07/2009	Earthquake in Vanuatu (Vanuatu Islands) with a magnitude of 7.6. The tsunami caused damages in 14 further countries.	41m	2
09/29/2009	Earthquake in Samoa (Samoa Islands) with a magnitude of 8.1. The tsunami caused damages in 22 further countries. A total of 192 humans died.	unknown	2
09/02/2007	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz Islands) with a magnitude of 7.2.	58m	2
04/01/2007	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 8.1. The tsunami caused damages in 10 further countries.	25m	826
03/25/2007	Earthquake in Vanuatu (Vanuatu Islands) with a magnitude of 7.1.	27m	2
11/15/2006	Earthquake in Russia (S. Kuril Islands) with a magnitude of 8.3. The tsunami caused damages in 23 further countries.	unknown	2
01/20/2003	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 7.3.	43m	3
02/09/1991	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 6.9.	37m	2
04/20/1977	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 6.8. The tsunami also reached Australia, Samoa, Papua New Guinea.	15m	2
04/30/1939	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands) with a magnitude of 7.9.	unknown	2
10/03/1931	Earthquake on the Solomon Islands (San Cristobal Island) with a magnitude of 7.8. The tsunami also reached Canada, New Caledonia, United States. A total of 50 humans died.	unknown	4

These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Global Historical Tsunami Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated. Foto taken from National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC, public domain).