1513 Tsunami: Callao, Peru
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 8.7 earthquake began at Callao, Peru in 1513.
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
- 1513
- Source
- Callao, Peru
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 8.7
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 3
- Warning
- Status unknown
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 17.200° S, 72.300° W
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.
1513 or 1515. According to ancient Indian chronicles, Peru has had severe earthquakes in the past - severe enough to cause high mountains to collapse. Coastal inhabitants have reported that, during such earthquakes the ocean level has shown marked fluctuations. [Were such observations recorded in Japan as well?] Magnitude between 8 and 8 1/2 (Reference #415).
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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 5488.