November 5, 1796 Tsunami: Luzon Island, Philippines
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Luzon Island, Philippines on November 5, 1796 at 06:00 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
- November 5, 1796, 06:00 UTC
- Source
- Luzon Island, Philippines
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 16.000° N, 119.500° 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.
1796, November 5, 2 p.m. Pangasinan, Luzon, suffered fearful destruction. High seas 33 miles from Manila - on board an English ship, the main mast was jolted upwards and fell on the rail. All parts of the ship creaked. (reference #1187)
More
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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 3682.