July 8, 1788 Tsunami: Irish Sea
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Irish Sea on July 8, 1788.
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
- July 8, 1788
- Source
- Irish Sea
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful 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.
Reference #1879: "July 8. Isle of Man. A shock of earthquake. On the same day the sea suddenly receded at Dunbar."
More
Every tsunami in 1788The 1700sTsunamis of Irish SeaThis day in weather historyAlerts in force
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 548.