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tsunami Tsunami Risk in Honolulu, HI

Risk Level: Very High — Score 7/10

FEMA: 7Historical: 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
  • Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
  • Active in the last 12 months (17 events)
  • 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

Highest Risk Cities for Tsunamis

1
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
2
Shanghai, China
Risk: 9Historical: 10
3
Sydney, Australia
Risk: 9Historical: 10
4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Risk: 9Historical: 10
5
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 0
6
Honolulu, HI
FEMA: 7Historical: 10
7
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 5Historical: 10
8
Manila, Philippines
Risk: 5Historical: 10
9
Mumbai, India
Risk: 5Historical: 10
10
Seoul, South Korea
Risk: 5Historical: 10

How Honolulu Compares

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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 9, 2026 — WATCH

262,000 people exposed; $124,445M capital exposed

Tsunami (Hawaiian Islands) - Off The Kona Coast Of The Big Island - 4.3

June 2, 2026 — WATCH

262,000 people exposed; $124,445M capital exposed

Tsunami (Hawaiian Islands) - Off The East Coast Of Kamchatka Russia - 8.8

July 28, 2025 — ADVISORY

45,590 people exposed; $8,345M capital exposed

Tsunami Warning (Hawaiian Islands) - 8.6 Unimak Island Region, Alaska - PTE14

March 18, 2014 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Tsunami (Hawaiian Islands) - Alaska Peninsula - 8.2

July 28, 2021 — 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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