January 1882 Earthquake: Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Name: January 1882 Earthquake: Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Location: Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

January 1882

An earthquake struck Trincomalee, Sri Lanka in January 1882. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: January 1882
Place: Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 8.567° N, 81.233° E
Country: Sri Lanka

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

January or February. Ceylon, Trincomalee (8 deg 34 min N., 81 deg 14 min E.). (reference #42)

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6608.