March 12, 1114 Tsunami: Calabrian Arc, Italy
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake began at Calabrian Arc, Italy on March 12, 1114.
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
- March 12, 1114
- Source
- Calabrian Arc, Italy
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 3
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
- Source location
- 36.500° N, 36.000° E
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.
1114, March 12. Calabrian Arc, 36.5 N, 36 E, magnitude 7, tsunami intensity, reliability 2. Note: This is the only catalog that lists this tsunami and it does not provide an original source. (reference #2130)
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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 3106.