September 16, 1754 Tsunami: Marmara Sea, Turkey
A tsunami probably caused by an earthquake began at Marmara Sea, Turkey on September 16, 1754 at 16:03 UTC.
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
- September 16, 1754, 16:03 UTC
- Source
- Marmara Sea, Turkey
- Cause
- Questionable 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.
1754 Sept 16, 3hr. Reliability 2. Sea agitation in Constantinople. (reference #2427)
1754 Sept 16. Istanbul. At 3 h underground noises were followed by a great agitation of the sea in the Bosphorus; this appears to have been due to an earthquake shock (Seyfart 1756, 134). (reference #9116)
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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 3491.