September 13, 1092 Tsunami: Teradomari, Niigara Prefecture, Japan
A tsunami of meteorological origin began at Teradomari, Niigara Prefecture, Japan on September 13, 1092.
Where the waves reached
The source of the tsunami. No runup with a place is recorded for it.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- September 13, 1092
- Source
- Teradomari, Niigara Prefecture, Japan
- Cause
- Meteorological
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 2
- Tsunami magnitude (Iida)
- 2
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Sept 13, 1092. Event validity 0 = no tsunami. Teradomari, Niigata Pref. Storm surge. Great flood occurred around Teradomari to Kakuta, Nishikanbara County by big wind and rain. (reference #150)
Sept? 1092. Observation: Japan Echigo (Niigata Pref.). Storm surge. Many fields and houses inundated. Many deaths. Gondo, who gives complete date, says ise also was affected. Imamura gives only year and Musya only era. (reference #79)
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups 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 tsunami event 95.