December 11, 1681 Tsunami: Sumatra, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Sumatra, Indonesia on December 11, 1681.
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
- December 11, 1681
- Source
- Sumatra, Indonesia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
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.
1681, December 11. The first report available is very general, but indicated that a "strong earthquake" shook the mountains in this particular province and a seaquake was observed. (reference #8795)
1681, December 11. "Strong earthquake" shook the Sumatra mountains near Mentawai Archipelago and a seaquake was observed. (reference #2771)
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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 5302.