Historic Tsunami

2025 Russia Tsunami

29 July 2025 · Kamchatka Peninsula · Russia

On 29 July 2025 at 23:24 UTC, a tsunami formed near Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It was caused by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake. Waves reached up to 17.0 m high. It was observed at 924 locations in 20 countries or territories, up to 17,424 km from its source. It killed at least 1 person and injured 13.

Date

29 July 2025

Time

23:24 UTC

Cause

Earthquake

Earthquake Magnitude

8.8

Highest Wave

17.0 m

Observation Sites

924

Furthest Reach

17,424 km

Deaths

1

Injuries

13

Estimated Damage

10 million US dollars

Source Country

Russia

Triggering Earthquake

2025 Kamchatka Earthquake

Countries and Territories Reached

Number of observations, highest wave and deaths in each country.

• 98Japan · 1.3 m1 deaths
• 597Russia · 33.1 m
• 35Chile · 2.5 m
• 8French Polynesia · 2.2 m
• 80United States of America · 1.7 m
• 9Ecuador · 1.0 m
• 8Samoa · 0.8 m
• 13Mexico · 0.8 m
• 1Peru · 0.7 m
• 10Canada · 0.5 m
• 13Indonesia · 0.5 m
• 3Vanuatu · 0.5 m

Highest Waves

• 33.1 mSouth of Filyushova Cape · Russia · 233 km
• 18.3 mSouth of Filyushova Cape · Russia · 233 km
• 18.0 mVistnik Bay, Se Kamchatka · Russia · 221 km
• 17.4 mSouth of Filyushova Cape · Russia · 233 km
• 17.0 mNorth of Filyushova Cape · Russia · 231 km
• 15.6 mNorth of Aleutka Bay · Russia · 196 km
• 15.5 mSouth of Filyushova Cape · Russia · 233 km
• 15.1 mUtyuzhnaya Bay · Russia · 243 km
• 15.0 mNorth of Aleutka Bay · Russia · 196 km
• 14.9 mKhodutka Bay · Russia · 179 km

Other Major Tsunamis in the Region

• 1997Kamchatka, Russia · 8.0 m
• 1997Kamchatka, Russia · 8.0 m
• 1996Karymskoye, Kamchatka, Russia · 30.0 m
• 1952Kamchatka, Russia · 23.0 m10,000 deaths
• 1923Kamchatka, Russia · 20.0 m18 deaths
• 1923Kamchatka, Russia · 8.0 m3 deaths

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth