1773 Tsunami: Kalimantan Island, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by a volcano began at Kalimantan Island, Indonesia in 1773.
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
- 1773
- Source
- Kalimantan Island, Indonesia
- Cause
- Volcano
- 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.
1773. In a very dubious letter, the captain of a Spanish ship reports an underwater eruption, accompanied by agitation at sea near Kalimantan Island, on the route from the Sunda Strait to the Philippines, which he supposedly observed in this year. (reference #414)
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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 508.