May 19, 1933 Earthquake: Gold Coast, Togo
An earthquake struck Gold Coast, Togo on May 19, 1933. 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
- May 19, 1933
- Place
- Gold Coast, Togo
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 6.900° N, 0.600° E
- Country
- Togo
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.
May 19, 1933, Atlantic Ocean [or May 29, 1935, listed in the text as May 19, 1933 and May 29, 1935 in the table]. This is a relatively large magnitude offshore earthquake which was registered on the tide gauge at Lome. Contrary to the belief that cracks that appeared in Government buildings in Accra during the period 1933 to 1935 may have been associated with this earthquake, there is no evidence that this shock was
felt anywhere in Africa. (reference #1214)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 1933The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1933Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 8159.