August 24, 1757 Tsunami: Jakarta, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake began at Jakarta, Indonesia on August 24, 1757. The water rose as high as 0.5 meters. Its effects were recorded at 1 place.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- 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
- August 24, 1757
- Source
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.5
- Maximum water height
- 0.5 m (1.6 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- -0.5
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 6.000° S, 107.000° 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.
On August 24, 1757 at about 2:00 [local time] at [Jakara] Djakarta (Batavia), there was a strong undulating tremor [magnitue 7.5] lasting 5 minutes. At 2:05 [local time], during the strongest shock, a wind blew in from the northeast. The water in the Liwung River, which flows into the sea at [Jakara] Djakarta, rose to a height of 1/2 m (2 feet) above the usual level and fell by the same amount. (reference #414)
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakarta | Indonesia | 27 | 0.5 | Eyewitness observation of water height |
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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 465.