A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data. The event occurred off the southwest Boso Peninsula, which is just south of ...

The deadliest recorded tsunami in history claimed hundreds of thousands of lives after a magnitude 9.1 earthquake rocked the Indian Ocean in 2004. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has documented nearly 3,000 tsunamis since 1610 BC, according to the Global Historical Tsunami Database.

The biggest tsunami ever recorded reached 1720 feet high—which is taller than the Willis Tower in Chicago.

The deadliest recorded tsunamis include two this century. See the full list.