Global and Regional Hazard Maps

The ITIC and NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI, formerly NGDC), and also ICSU World Data Service for Geophysics) have collaborated to produce global and regional hazard maps for tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes. The NCEI manages global geophysical, sea floor, and natural hazards data, including tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes.

The Tsunami Sources (English) poster was updated in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and in Spanish in 2012. The Earthquake and Volcano posters were updated in 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020. The Tsunami Sources Icosohedron was updated in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2020.  Map posters and Icosohedrons in hard copy are available on request from ITIC.

Over history (1610 BC to AD 2020), there have been over 1,300 confirmed tsunamis, of which 259 have been deadly. 70% occurred in the Pacific Ocean. 81% of the tsunamis were caused by earthquakes. Click here to download the above 2020 Tsunami Sources map (February 2021, 2.5 MB)

Global Hazard Map Posters

Historical Tsunamis (1530 to 2018) 
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico & Adjacent Regions (A1 size)

                                                                             Historical Tsunami Effects in Papua New 
Historical Tsunamis Effects near the Tonga       Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Trench (1837-2015) (24"x36")                          (1768-2018) (27"x39")

ASST 24" x 36", English (June 2017) (PDF, 1.92 MB)

PNG Solomon 27" x 39", English (July 2019) (PDF, 2.78 MB)

Historical Tsunamis Effects near the New
Hebrides Trench (1849-2019) (27"x39")