The largest tsunami in the last 10 years

Tsunami is one of the most terrible natural phenomena, which leads to numerous destructions and casualties, and sometimes has irreversible consequences. The causes of the elements are large earthquakes, tropical cyclones and volcanoes. It is almost impossible to predict their appearance. Only timely evacuation helps to avoid numerous deaths.

The largest tsunamis in the past 10 years have caused massive human disasters, destruction and economic costs.. The more tragic ones wiped out residential areas. According to scientific data, most of the resulting destructive waves are due to shaking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

The article indicates the list of the most global catastrophes of 2005-2015 (updated until 2018) in chronological order.

1. Tsunami on the islands of Izu and Miyake in 2005

An earthquake with an amplitude of 6,8 on the islands of Izu and Miyake in 2005 caused a tsunami. The waves reached up to 5 meters in height and could cause casualties, because the water moved at a very high speed and had already rolled from one island to another in half an hour. Since the population was promptly evacuated from dangerous points, the tragedy was avoided. No human casualties were recorded. This is one of the largest tsunamis to hit the Japanese islands in the last ten years.

2. Tsunami in Java in 2006

The tsunami that hit the island of Java in 10 is one of the 2006 largest disasters in several years. Deadly sea waves claimed the lives of more than 800 people. The wave height reached 7 meters and demolished most of the island’s buildings. About 10 thousand people were affected. Thousands of people were left homeless. Among the dead were foreign tourists. The cause of the disaster was a powerful earthquake in the depths of the Indian Ocean, which reached 7,7 on the Richter scale.

3. Tsunami in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea in 2007

An 8 magnitude earthquake hit the Solomon Islands and New Guinea in 2007. It caused a 10-meter tsunami wave that destroyed more than 10 villages. About 50 people died and thousands were left homeless. More than 30 residents suffered damage. Many residents refused to return after the disaster, and for a long time stayed in camps that were built on top of the hills of the island. This is one of the largest tsunamis in recent years, caused by an earthquake in the depths of the Pacific Ocean..

4. Weather tsunami on the coast of Myanmar in 2008

Cyclone dubbed Nargis struck Myanmar in 2008. The destructive element that claimed the lives of 90 thousand inhabitants of the state is classified as a meteotsunami. More than a million people were affected and damaged in connection with the natural disaster. The weather tsunami turned out to be so devastating that it left no trace of some settlements. The city of Yangon suffered the most damage. Due to the scale of the disaster that the cyclone caused, it is included in the top 10 largest natural disasters in recent times.

5. Tsunami in the Samoan Islands in 2009

The Samoan Islands were hit by a tsunami in 2009 due to a magnitude 9 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. A fifteen-meter wave reached the residential areas of Samoa, and destroyed all buildings within a radius of several kilometers. Several hundred people died. A powerful wave rolled up to the Kuril Islands and was a quarter of a meter in height. Global losses among people were avoided thanks to the timely evacuation of the population. The impressive height of the waves and the most powerful earthquake include the tsunami in the top 10 most terrible tsunamis in recent years.

6. Tsunami off the coast of Chile in 2010

The coast of Chile was overtaken by a major earthquake in 2010, which caused a raging tsunami. The waves swept through 11 cities and reached a height of five meters. The catastrophe is estimated at a hundred dead. The inhabitants of Easter were promptly evacuated. More victims were caused by the earthquake itself, which caused the shaking of the Pacific waves. As a result, the Chilean city of Concepción was displaced by several meters from its previous position. The tsunami that hit the coast is considered one of the largest in ten years.

7. Tsunami in the Japanese Islands in 2011

The biggest disaster that has befallen the earth in recent years occurred on the Japanese islands in the city of Tohuku in 2011. The islands were overtaken by an earthquake with an amplitude of 9 points, which caused a global tsunami. Destructive waves, reaching 1 meters, covered the islands and spread for several kilometers in the area. More than 40 people died in the natural disaster, and more than 20 received various injuries. Many people are considered missing. Natural disasters caused an accident at a nuclear power plant, which led to an emergency in the country due to the resulting radiation. The waves reached the Kuril Islands and reached 5 meters in height. This is one of the most powerful and tragic tsunamis in the last 2 years in terms of its magnitude.

8. Tsunami in the Philippine Islands in 2013

A typhoon that hit the Philippine Islands in 2013 caused a tsunami. Sea waves reached a height of 6 meters near the coast. Evacuations have begun in dangerous areas. But the typhoon itself managed to claim the lives of more than 10 thousand people. Water made its way about 600 kilometers wide, sweeping entire villages off the face of the island. The city of Tacloban ceased to exist. Timely evacuation of people in areas where a catastrophe was expected was carried out. Numerous losses associated with natural disasters give the right to consider the tsunami in part of the Philippine archipelago one of the most global in ten years.

9. Tsunami in the Chilean city of Ikeque in 2014

The tsunami in the Chilean city of Ikek, which occurred in 2014, is associated with a large earthquake of 8,2 on the Richter scale. Chile is located in an area with high seismic activity, so earthquakes and tsunamis are frequent in this area. This time, a natural disaster caused the destruction of the city prison, in connection with this, about 300 prisoners left its walls. Despite the fact that the waves in some places reached 2 meters in height, many losses were avoided. The timely evacuation of the inhabitants of the coast of Chile and Peru was announced. Only a few people died. The tsunami is the most significant that occurred in the past year on the Chilean coast.

10 Tsunami on the coast of Japan in 2015

In September 2015, there was an earthquake in Chile, reaching 7 points. In this regard, Japan suffered a tsunami, the waves of which exceeded 4 meters in height. The largest Chilean city of Coquimbo was seriously affected. About ten people died. The rest of the population of the city was promptly evacuated. In some areas, the wave height reached a meter and brought some destruction. The last disaster in September completes the top 10 most global tsunamis in the last decade.

+Tsunami in Indonesia near the island of Sulawesi in 2018

September 28, 2018 in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi, near the island of the same name, there was a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7,4 points, which later caused a tsunami. As a result of the disaster, more than 2000 people died and about 90 thousand lost their homes.