1638 Tsunami: W. Luzon Island, Philippines
A tsunami of unknown cause began at W. Luzon Island, Philippines in 1638.
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
- 1638
- Source
- W. Luzon Island, Philippines
- Cause
- Unknown
- Runups recorded
- 0
- 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.
Reference #414:
1638. According to Repetti and others (Repetti, 1946; Iida et al., 1967; Cox, 1970), this is an erroneous date for the tsunami of 1627 on Luzon Island, which is mentioned in a footnote in Perrey's compendium (Perrey, 1860 b).
More
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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 250.