1630 Tsunami: Banda Sea, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Banda Sea, Indonesia in 1630.
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
- 1630
- Source
- Banda Sea, Indonesia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami magnitude (Iida)
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
- Source location
- 4.600° S, 129.900° 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.
1630 or 1631. A date for the tsunami of August 1, 1629
(reference #414)
1630 or 1631. Banda Island, Banda Neira tsunami observed. Quite probably same as Aug 29, 1629. (reference #79)
1630 or 1631. Banda-Nera in the Moluccas. The sea overflowed its shores. The earth opened in different places. (reference #521)
1630 or 1631. Indonesia, Bandanaira (Banda Neira 04 deg 32 min S., 129 deg 54 min E.) in the Moluccas (Maluku, 01 deg 00 min S., 128 deg 00 min E.). Local shock, sea overflowed the shore. (reference #40)
1630 or 1631. Banda Neira, Moluccas. Sea overflowed shore. (reference #132)
More
Every tsunami in 1630The 1600sTsunamis of IndonesiaThe earthquakeAlerts in force
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 5182.