Tsunami Risk in Honolulu, HI
Risk Level: Very High — Score 7/10
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Key Risk Factors
- FEMA rates Honolulu's county as Relatively High risk
- Estimated annual loss of $48M from this hazard type
- 7 events on record in proximity
- 2 event(s) in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026
- Occurs roughly 0.66 times per year on average
Last significant event: Tsunami (Hawaiian Islands) - Off The North Puna Coast Of The Big Island - 4.3 (2026-06-10) — 262,000 people exposed
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How Honolulu Compares
Notable Tsunami Events Near Honolulu
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable tsunami events near Honolulu, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Tsunami (Hawaiian Islands) - Off The North Puna Coast Of The Big Island - 4.3 (June 2026) — 262,000 people exposed; $124,445M capital exposed.
Tsunami (Hawaiian Islands) - Off The North Puna Coast Of The Big Island - 4.3
June 10, 2026 — WATCH
262,000 people exposed; $124,445M capital exposed
Tsunami (Hawaiian Islands) - Off The Kona Coast Of The Big Island - 4.3
June 3, 2026 — WATCH
262,000 people exposed; $124,445M capital exposed
Tsunami (Hawaiian Islands) - Off The East Coast Of Kamchatka Russia - 8.8
July 29, 2025 — ADVISORY
45,590 people exposed; $8,345M capital exposed
Tsunami Warning (Hawaiian Islands) - 8.6 Unimak Island Region, Alaska - PTE14
March 19, 2014 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Tsunami (Hawaiian Islands) - East Of The Kuril Islands - 7.5
March 25, 2020 — WATCH
Impact data not available
Tsunami Preparedness Tips
- 1.Know your evacuation route to higher ground — practice it regularly
- 2.If you feel a strong earthquake near the coast, move inland immediately
- 3.Heed official tsunami warnings and never go to the beach to watch
- 4.Know the natural warning signs — rapid sea level drop, unusual ocean behavior
- 5.Have a go-bag ready with essentials for quick evacuation
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How this data is built
Honolulu, HI tsunami risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live tsunami monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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