Tsunamis of the 1800s

825 events

Every tsunami NOAA records from 1800 to 1899.

The 1800s on the map

At the source, colored by the highest water recorded. A ring is an event NCEI rates doubtful or questionable.

Under 1 m
1 to 3 m
3 to 10 m
10 to 30 m
30 m and more
Height not recorded

By year

Every event

Oldest first.

June 2, 1800, Azores, Portugal1 runup
January 4, 1802, Bakar, Croatia3 runups
March 19, 1802, Antigua Island & St. Christopher, Antigua and Barbuda2 runups
August 1802, Banda Sea, Indonesia1 runup
August 10, 1802, SW England, United Kingdom2 runups
August 15, 1802, Cumana, Venezuela1 runup
October 26, 1802, Black Sea, RomaniaM7.4
November 7, 1802, Harbour of Algiers, AlgeriaDeaths: many · 1,100 houses destroyed · 1 runup
December 9, 1802, NW. Honshu Island, JapanM6.6 · 19 deaths · 1,060 houses destroyed · 1 runup
January 8, 1804, Peloponnesus, GreeceDeaths: some
January 13, 1804, Alboran Sea, SpainM6.7 · 2 deaths · 2 runups
June 8, 1804, Corinthos-Patras Gulf, GreeceM6.7 · Deaths: some · 1 runup
July 10, 1804, NW. Honshu Island, Japan1 m · M7.3 · 450 deaths · 10,810 houses destroyed · 2 runups
July 31, 1804, Bay of Naples, Italy1 runup
January 8, 1805, Gulf of Patras, GreeceUnknown
May 8, 1805, Norfolk Island, Australia5 m · 1 house destroyed · 1 runup
July 26, 1805, Campania, ItalyM6.6 · 1 runup
1806, Nuku Hiva Island, French Polynesia1.5 m · 1 runup
March 25, 1806, Santa Barbara, S. California, United States1 runup
August 26, 1806, Terracina, Italy1 runup
December 1, 1806, Central Peru1 m · M7.5 · 1 runup
April 2, 1808, Italian Coast, Italy0.15 m · M5.7 · 2 deaths · 1 runup
August 8, 1808, E. Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan1.5 m · M6.5 · 1 runup
December 4, 1808, Tokaido, Japan1 runup
1809, Guam, Mariana Islands, US Territories1 runup
July 3, 1809, Gulf of LA Spezia, Italy1 runup
July 4, 1809, PortugalUnknown
December 4, 1809, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa2 runups
1810, Northern Norway14 deaths
1810, New ZealandUnknown
February 16, 1810, Crete, Greece3,000 deaths · 3 runups
August 27, 1810, MexicoM7.4 · 9 runups
September 25, 1810, NW. Honshu Island, Japan1 m · M6.6 · 57 deaths · 1,084 houses destroyed · 1 runup
May 31, 1811, Southwest England, United Kingdom2.4 m · 1 runup
November 19, 1811, Central Chile4 m · 1 runup
December 16, 1811, NE - New Madrid Earthquakes, Ar, United StatesM8.5 · Deaths: few · 4 runups
December 16, 1811, NE - New Madrid Earthquakes, Ar, United StatesM8 · 1 runup
1812, San Francisco, N. California, United States1 runup
January 23, 1812, New Madrid, MO, United StatesM8.4 · 1 runup
February 7, 1812, New Madrid, MO, United StatesM8.8 · 1 runup
March 26, 1812, La Guaira, VenezuelaM7.7 · 26,000 deaths · 1 runup
June 23, 1812, Marseilles, France1 runup
November 11, 1812, Kingston, JamaicaDeaths: some · 1 runup
December 21, 1812, S. California, United States3.4 m · M7.5 · 1 death · 5 runups
1813, Hawaii, United States1 runup
January 19, 1813, Nova Scotia, Canada1.8 m · 1 runup
May 17, 1813, Campania, Italy3 runups
1814, Timor Island, Indonesia1 runup
April 10, 1815, Tambora, Indonesia4 m · 60,000 deaths · 6 runups
April 11, 1815, Ambon Island, Indonesia1 runup
November 22, 1815, Bali Sea, Indonesia3 m · M7.3 · 11,453 deaths · 4 runups
February 2, 1816, Lisbon, PortugalM7
May 1, 1816, Malacca Strait, Indonesia1 runup
November 14, 1816, Central Mexico25 m · 1 runup
December 20, 1816, W. Izu Penin., Japan1 runup
January 1, 1817, Ionian Sea, GreeceEarthquake
January 8, 1817, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States0.3 m · 1 runup
January 14, 1817, Sicily Channel, Italy1 runup
August 23, 1817, Corinthos-Patras Gulf, Greece12 m · M6.6 · 128 deaths · 4 runups
January 1818, Athens, Greece1 runup
February 20, 1818, Eastern Sicily, ItalyM6 · 72 deaths · 1 runup
February 23, 1818, Liguria-Cote D'Azur, ItalyM5.6 · 3 runups
March 18, 1818, Bengkulu, Sumatra, IndonesiaM7 · 1 runup
May 31, 1818, Central Mexico13.9 m · M8.2 · 2,000 deaths · 2 runups
November 8, 1818, Bali Sea, Indonesia3.5 m · M8.5 · 1 runup
December 9, 1818, Genoa, Italy1 runup
1819, Asuncion Island, N. Mariana Islands, US Territories1 runup
January 8, 1819, Genoa, Italy1 runup
April 12, 1819, Northern Chile4 m · M8.5 · Deaths: few · 9 runups
June 16, 1819, Kutch, IndiaM7.7 · 1,543 deaths · 1,547 houses destroyed · 1 runup
August 31, 1819, Luroy, Rana Region, NorwayM5.8 · 1 runup
1820, Gold Coast, CongoM6.2 · Deaths: many · 2 runups
1820, Camano Island, WA, United StatesDeaths: many · 2 runups
March 1, 1820, E. Aleutian Islands, AK, United States1 runup
March 17, 1820, Island of Levkas, GreeceM6.2 · 1 runup
May 4, 1820, S. Mexico4 m · M7.6 · 1 runup
July 23, 1820, Genoa, Italy1 runup
December 29, 1820, Flores Sea, Indonesia25 m · M7.5 · 500 deaths · 7 runups
December 29, 1820, Island of Zakynthos, GreeceM6.9 · 388 deaths · 379 houses destroyed · 1 runup
1821, Bima, Flores Sea, IndonesiaUnknown
January 9, 1821, Ionian Sea, GreeceM6.5 · Deaths: some · 1 runup
April 10, 1821, La Matina, Costa Rica1 runup
May 1821, St Helena, UK Territories3 deaths · 1 runup
September 3, 1821, Assateague Island, VA, United States2 runups
November 17, 1821, Black Sea, Romania0.1 m · M6.7 · 1 runup
March 20, 1822, Beirut, LebanonEarthquake
April 10, 1822, Calabrian Arc, ItalyEarthquake
May 7, 1822, Matina, Costa RicaM7.6 · 3 runups
August 13, 1822, Antiochia, TurkeyM7.1 · 20,000 deaths · 3 runups
November 20, 1822, Central Chile3.6 m · M8.5 · 72 deaths · 6 runups
March 5, 1823, Palermo, Italy2 runups
May 30, 1823, Lake Erie, Canada2.74 m · 2 runups
August 20, 1823, Dubrovnik, Croatia2 runups
September 9, 1823, Java, Indonesia0.3 m · M6.8 · 1 runup
October 1823, Adriatic Sea, Croatia2 runups
November 30, 1823, Saint Pierre, Martinique1 runup
September 13, 1824, Basse Terre, Guadeloupe1 runup
October 26, 1824, W. Luzon Island, PhilippinesDeaths: many · 1 runup
November 23, 1824, Dorset, England, United Kingdom13 m · 60 deaths
November 30, 1824, Saint Pierre, Martinique1 runup
January 3, 1825, DenmarkUnknown
January 19, 1825, Ionian Sea, GreeceM6.5 · 60 deaths · 1 runup
February 26, 1825, Santa Marta, ColombiaM6.3 · 1 runup
March 21, 1825, Unimak Island, AK, United States1 runup
April 1825, Guam, Mariana Islands, US Territories1 runup
September 21, 1825, Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1 runup
1826, Dusky Sound, New Zealand1 runup
January 1826, Chichi Jima, Japan1 runup
March 18, 1826, Senigallia, Italy1 runup
October 22, 1826, Unimak Island, AK, United States1 runup
1827, E. Aleutian Islands, AK, United StatesVolcano
January 18, 1827, N. California, United States1 runup
August 8, 1827, Alaska Peninsula, AK, United States1 runup
August 9, 1827, Kamchatka, Russia2 runups
November 16, 1827, EcuadorM7 · 2 runups
March 30, 1828, Central PeruM8.3
May 26, 1828, Amakusa Sea, JapanM6.4 · 2 runups
October 9, 1828, Liguria-Cote D'Azur, ItalyM5.7 · 15 deaths · 184 houses destroyed · 1 runup
November 9, 1828, W. Luzon Island, PhilippinesM7.5 · 1 runup
December 18, 1828, NW. Honshu Island, JapanM6.9 · 1,443 deaths · 11,750 houses destroyed
December 29, 1828, Flores Sea, IndonesiaEarthquake
May 23, 1829, Constantinople, TurkeyM7.3 · 1 runup
May 23, 1829, Istanbul, TurkeyEarthquake
September 26, 1829, Sc. ChileDeaths: few
January 10, 1830, NetherlandsUnknown
January 18, 1830, W. Luzon Island, Philippines1 m · Deaths: many · 1 runup
September 16, 1830, W. Luzon Island, Philippines1 runup
1831, Poverty Bay, North Island, New ZealandEarthquake
May 26, 1831, San Remo, Italy1 runup
July 2, 1831, Sciacca, Italy1 runup
December 3, 1831, Trinidad & St. Christopher, Trinidad and Tobago2 runups
March 8, 1832, Cutro, Italy234 deaths · 1 runup
January 19, 1833, AlbaniaM6.4 · 2 runups
March 10, 1833, S. Mexico1 runup
September 6, 1833, Yunnan Province, ChinaM8 · 6,700 deaths · 87,620 houses destroyed · 1 runup
September 18, 1833, S. Peru9 m · M7.7 · 700 deaths · 1,001 houses destroyed · 1 runup
November 24, 1833, SW. Sumatra, IndonesiaM8.3 · Deaths: few · 6 runups
December 7, 1833, NW. Honshu Island, Japan9 m · M7.4 · 85 deaths · 1,140 houses destroyed · 27 runups
February 9, 1834, W. Hokkaido Island, JapanM6.4 · 73 houses destroyed · 1 runup
March 14, 1834, S. MexicoM7 · 1 runup
February 20, 1835, Central Chile24 m · M8.2 · 53 deaths · 22 runups
July 12, 1835, Ionian Islands, Greece1 runup
July 20, 1835, Sanriku, Japan5 m · M7.6 · Deaths: many · 4 runups
August 19, 1835, Miyagi, Japan2 runups
January 21, 1836, Tasmania, AustraliaUnknown
March 5, 1836, Flores Sea, Indonesia1 runup
April 24, 1836, Rossano, Italy589 deaths · 3 runups
July 3, 1836, Northern ChileM7.5 · 2 runups
September 5, 1836, Sanriku, JapanM5.9 · 1 runup
November 28, 1836, Flores Sea, IndonesiaM7.5 · 1 runup
January 1, 1837, Israel and Syrian CoastsM6.4 · 6,000 deaths
August 1, 1837, Vlissingen, NetherlandsUnknown
August 2, 1837, Virgin Islands, US Territories1 runup
August 9, 1837, Acapulco, MexicoM6.5 · 1 runup
September 29, 1837, Banda Aceh, IndonesiaM7.3 · 3 runups
October 1837, Caroline Islands, Micronesia3 runups
October 18, 1837, Mexico CityM7 · 1 runup
November 7, 1837, Southern Chile6 m · M8.5 · 16 deaths · 19 runups
January 23, 1838, Black Sea, RomaniaM6.9 · 42 deaths · 1 runup
May 7, 1838, Central Chile0.8 m · 1 runup
August 10, 1838, Rijeka, CroatiaM5.3 · 1 runup
1839, Waikawa, Southland, New Zealand1 runup
January 11, 1839, MartiniqueM8 · 390 deaths · 1 runup
February 12, 1839, Central ChileVolcano and earthquake
March 1839, Hawaii, United States1 runup
May 1, 1839, SE. Hokkaido Island, JapanM7.3 · 1 runup
1840, Hawaii, United States1 runup
January 4, 1840, Java, IndonesiaM7 · 1 runup
January 16, 1840, S. California, United States1 runup
January 28, 1840, Central Peru1 runup
February 14, 1840, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia500 houses destroyed · 1 runup
March 22, 1840, Philippine Sea, PhilippinesM6.5 · 52 deaths · 1 runup
July 28, 1840, Whitianga, New Zealand1 runup
August 1840, East Cape, New Zealand1 m · 2 runups
November 11, 1840, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesM5.2 · 1 runup
1841, Peru1 runup
May 17, 1841, Kamchatka, Russia15 m · M8.4 · 7 runups
November 26, 1841, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia3 m · 1 runup
December 16, 1841, Banda Sea, Indonesia1.5 m · M6 · 4 runups
April 18, 1842, Peloponnesus, GreeceDeaths: few
May 7, 1842, Cap-Haitian5 m · M8.1 · 5,300 deaths · 6 runups
November 1, 1842, St. Lawrence, CanadaEarthquake
November 11, 1842, Northern End, Bay of Bengal, BangladeshM6 · 3 runups
January 5, 1843, SW. Sumatra, IndonesiaM7.3 · Deaths: many · 3 runups
February 7, 1843, Bali Sea, IndonesiaM6 · 1 runup
February 8, 1843, Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe1.2 m · M8.5 · 5,000 deaths · 2 runups
February 17, 1843, Marie-Galante Island, Guadeloupe1 runup
April 19, 1843, Nova Scotia, Canada3 m · 3 runups
April 25, 1843, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan4.5 m · M8.4 · 45 deaths · 75 houses destroyed · 8 runups
July 5, 1843, Cornwall, England, United KingdomUnknown
July 8, 1843, New ZealandM7.5 · 1 runup
September 14, 1843, Dubrovnik, CroatiaM6.5 · 2 runups
October 18, 1843, Island of Chalki, GreeceM5.9 · 600 deaths · 1 runup
March 3, 1844, Dubrovnik, Croatia1 runup
March 8, 1844, Iamachi, JapanUnknown
March 22, 1844, Dubrovnik, Croatia1 runup
May 1844, Lake NicaraguaM7.4
1845, SE. Alaska, AK, United States100 deaths · 1 runup
February 8, 1845, Celebes Sea, IndonesiaM7 · 118 deaths · 1 runup
April 7, 1845, S. MexicoM8.3 · 2 runups
June 18, 1845, Island of Sicily, Italy1 runup
June 19, 1845, Rann of Kutch, IndiaM6.3 · Deaths: few · 3 runups
July 5, 1845, N. New Zealand1 m · 1 runup
August 16, 1845, Dubrovnik, Croatia1 runup
September 1845, Nagasaki, Japan1 runup
1846, Ismir, TurkeyEarthquake
January 25, 1846, Ternate Island, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia1.2 m · M7.3 · 2 runups
March 1846, Sanriku, Japan2 m · M6.9 · 2 runups
May 7, 1846, Lake Taupo, North Island, New ZealandUnknown
July 5, 1846, Cornwall, England, United KingdomMeteorological
July 25, 1846, Izmir, Turkey1 runup
August 1, 1846, Penzance, England, United KingdomMeteorological
August 14, 1846, Livorno, ItalyM6.1 · 56 deaths · 1 runup
August 26, 1846, Tuscany, Italy2 runups
September 12, 1846, Tuscany, ItalyEarthquake
September 19, 1846, Tuscany, ItalyEarthquake
October 4, 1846, Tuscany, ItalyEarthquake
October 14, 1846, Tuscany, ItalyEarthquake
October 19, 1846, Tuscany, ItalyEarthquake
October 24, 1846, Tuscany, ItalyEarthquake
October 28, 1846, Tuscany, ItalyEarthquake
November 29, 1846, Tuscany, ItalyEarthquake
December 3, 1846, Tuscany, Italy2 runups
April 15, 1847, Livorno, ItalyEarthquake
April 16, 1847, Livorno, ItalyEarthquake
April 17, 1847, Livorno, ItalyEarthquake
May 23, 1847, Central Peru2 m · 1 runup
May 23, 1847, Cornwall, England, United KingdomUnknown
July 9, 1847, Azores, Portugal7 m · 10 deaths · 2 runups
August 26, 1847, Naples, Italy1 runup
August 27, 1847, Sanriku, Japan335 deaths · 4 runups
October 19, 1847, Central Chile1 runup
October 31, 1847, Little Nicobar Island, India1 runup
June 1848, Kamchatka, RussiaUnknown
July 7, 1848, Bristol Channel, England, United KingdomMeteorological
July 12, 1848, Tahiti, French Polynesia2 runups
September 24, 1848, Fishing Ships Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada4 runups
October 15, 1848, Cook Strait, New Zealand0.3 m · M7.9 · 3 runups
October 17, 1848, Cook Strait, New ZealandM6 · 1 runup
October 18, 1848, Wellington, New ZealandM6 · 3 deaths · 4 runups
January 25, 1849, Guam, Mariana Islands, US Territories6.1 m · M7.5 · Deaths: many · 7 runups
September 28, 1849, Kamchatka, Russia4 runups
November 17, 1849, Central Chile5 m · M7.5 · Deaths: few · 3 runups
1850, Philippine Sea, Northwest Pacific OceanVolcano
January 21, 1850, Livorno, ItalyUnknown
May 16, 1850, Livorno, Italy1 runup
July 20, 1850, Sanriku, Japan2 m
October 20, 1850, Livorno, Italy1 runup
February 28, 1851, Fetiye, Asia Minor, Turkey0.6 m · M7.1 · 1 runup
April 2, 1851, Central ChileM7.1 · Deaths: few
April 3, 1851, Asia Minor, Turkey1.8 m · 2 runups
May 4, 1851, Lampung Bay, Indonesia1.5 m · 1 runup
May 15, 1851, N. California, United States2 runups
May 23, 1851, Khalki Islet, Greece2 runups
May 26, 1851, Northern Chile3 m · M7.2 · 2 runups
July 28, 1851, Ligurian Sea, ItalyM4.1 · 1 runup
October 12, 1851, Albanian Coasts0.66 m · M6.6 · 2,000 deaths · 1 runup
November 13, 1851, San Francisco Bay, N. California, United States1 runup
December 16, 1851, Livorno, ItalyUnknown
January 9, 1852, Java, IndonesiaM6.5 · 1 runup
February 2, 1852, Livorno, ItalyVolcano
May 12, 1852, Asia Minor, Turkey1 runup
June 26, 1852, Livorno, ItalyEarthquake
July 17, 1852, Santiago DE Cuba1 runup
September 8, 1852, Asia Minor, TurkeyEarthquake
September 16, 1852, W. Luzon Island, PhilippinesM7.5 · 3 deaths · 1 runup
November 10, 1852, Banda Sea, IndonesiaEarthquake
November 10, 1852, Livorno - Ligurian Sea, ItalyEarthquake
November 11, 1852, Sibolga, Sumatra, IndonesiaM6.8 · 3 runups
November 16, 1852, Banda Sea, IndonesiaEarthquake
November 19, 1852, Ambon Island, Banda Sea, Indonesia1 runup
November 23, 1852, Banda Sea, IndonesiaEarthquake
November 25, 1852, San Francisco, N. California, United States1 runup
November 25, 1852, Banda Sea, Indonesia8 m · M8.3 · 60 deaths · 22 runups
November 27, 1852, PeruEarthquake
November 29, 1852, N. Mexico3 m · M7 · 1 runup
December 4, 1852, S. MexicoM7 · 1 death · 1 runup
December 24, 1852, Bandaneira, IndonesiaM7 · Deaths: few · 7 runups
December 31, 1852, Tasmania, Australia1.2 m · 2 runups
1853, Lituya Bay, AK, United States120 m · Deaths: some · 1 runup
January 30, 1853, Tasmania, Australia0.9 m · 1 runup
April 8, 1853, Tyrrhenian Sea -Salerno, ItalyEarthquake
July 15, 1853, Cumana, Venezuela5 m · M6.7 · 1,000 deaths · 4 runups
August 18, 1853, Central Greece (Evoikos Gulf)17 deaths · 1 runup
October 3, 1853, Okinawa Island, Japan1 runup
October 29, 1853, E. Taiwan-Ryukyu IslandsVolcano
November 1853, S. Kuril Islands, Russia2 runups
December 11, 1853, Dalmatia - Adriatic Sea, Montenegro1 m · M5.3 · 1 runup
December 24, 1853, Tongatapu Island2 runups
January 4, 1854, Banda Sea, IndonesiaM6 · 1 runup
January 15, 1854, Philippine Sea, Northwest Pacific OceanVolcano
January 27, 1854, Kodiak Island, AK, United States2.4 m · 2 runups
February 29, 1854, Ligurian Sea, FranceUnknown
May 31, 1854, S. California, United States1 runup
June 27, 1854, N. Kuril Islands, RussiaM7
July 9, 1854, N. Kuril Islands, RussiaVolcano
July 24, 1854, S. California, United States0.1 m · 1 runup
August 5, 1854, Costa Rica-PanamaM7.3 · 1 runup
August 7, 1854, Costa Rica-PanamaM7.2
August 18, 1854, S. California, United States0.03 m · 1 runup
September 27, 1854, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia1 runup
October 4, 1854, N. California, United States0.03 m · 1 runup
October 22, 1854, N. California, United States1 runup
November 1, 1854, N. California, United States1 runup
November 10, 1854, N. California, United StatesUnknown
December 1, 1854, N. California, United StatesUnknown
December 4, 1854, S. MexicoUnknown
December 23, 1854, Enshunada Sea, Japan21 m · M8.3 · 1,000 deaths · 8,900 houses destroyed · 72 runups
December 24, 1854, Nankaido, Japan28 m · M8.4 · 3,000 deaths · 20,000 houses destroyed · 81 runups
December 29, 1854, Ligurian Sea, France2 runups
1855, Sichuan Province, China3 m · M4.8 · 1 runup
January 23, 1855, Northern Island, New Zealand11 m · M8 · 29 runups
February 3, 1855, Wharanui, New Zealand1 runup
February 11, 1855, New ZealandM5.5 · 1 runup
February 13, 1855, Asia Minor, TurkeyEarthquake
February 17, 1855, Azores, Portugal10 m · 1 runup
March 20, 1855, N. California, United StatesM6 · 1 runup
April 14, 1855, Flores Island, Indonesia1 runup
April 18, 1855, Owen Sound, Lake Huron, Canada2.7 m
May 18, 1855, Ligurian Sea - Nice, France1 runup
June 6, 1855, Penzance, England, United KingdomUnknown
July 11, 1855, S. California, United StatesM6 · 1 house destroyed · 1 runup
August 11, 1855, Central ChileEarthquake
September 25, 1855, Trujillo, Honduras1 runup
October 22, 1855, N. California, United States1 runup
November 7, 1855, Enshunada, Japan3 m · M7 · 6 runups
November 11, 1855, Tokaido, JapanM7 · 6,757 deaths · 50,000 houses destroyed · 2 runups
December 3, 1855, Nankaido, JapanM7
January 6, 1856, Azores, Portugal10 m
February 15, 1856, N. California, United States0.6 m · M5.5 · 1 runup
March 1856, S Canterbury Province, South Island, New Zealand1 m · 2 runups
March 2, 1856, Sangihe Island, Indonesia2,806 deaths · 2 runups
July 25, 1856, Java-Flores Sea, Indonesia1 runup
July 26, 1856, Unimak Island, AK, United States1 runup
August 4, 1856, Bay of Honduras5 m · M7.5 · Deaths: many · 5 runups
August 21, 1856, Sea of Alboran, Algeria3.75 m · 5 deaths · 5 runups
August 22, 1856, Sea of Alboran, Algeria5 m · 8 deaths · 4 runups
August 23, 1856, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan6 m · M8 · 26 deaths · 193 houses destroyed · 33 runups
September 1856, Tokyo Bay, Japan1 runup
October 12, 1856, Crete, GreeceM8.3 · 600 deaths · 8,000 houses destroyed · 1 runup
November 13, 1856, Chios Island, Aegean Islands, GreeceM6.6 · Deaths: some · 1 runup
January 6, 1857, Nile River, SudanM5
April 17, 1857, Bismarck Sea, Papua New GuineaM8 · Deaths: some · 5 runups
May 13, 1857, Bali Sea, Indonesia3.4 m · M7 · 36 deaths · 4 runups
May 23, 1857, Sea of Alboran, Algeria1 runup
July 13, 1857, Tokaido, JapanM6.4 · 1 runup
September 17, 1857, Marmara Sea, Turkey1 runup
November 17, 1857, Kema, Sulawesi I, N. Moluccas Is, Indonesia2 runups
November 18, 1857, Kema, Sulawesi I, N. Moluccas Is, Indonesia1 runup
January 31, 1858, Tasman Sea, Australia1 runup
February 21, 1858, Gulf of Corinth, GreeceM6.5
April 24, 1858, Central ChileM6.5 · Deaths: few · 1 runup
June 5, 1858, North Sea, United Kingdom6 m · 14 runups
August 6, 1858, New ZealandMeteorological
September 1858, Ryukyu Islands, Japan1 runup
September 15, 1858, SE. New ZealandUnknown
December 13, 1858, N. Moluccas Islands, IndonesiaM7.3 · 9 runups
June 25, 1859, SW England, United KingdomMeteorological
June 28, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia10 m · M7 · 4 runups
July 20, 1859, Lontor Island, Banda Sea, Indonesia1 runup
July 29, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia1 m · M7.3 · 5 runups
August 21, 1859, Imroz - Aegean Sea, TurkeyM6.9 · 1 runup
August 25, 1859, El SalvadorM6.2 · 1 runup
September 24, 1859, Half Moon Bay, N. California, United States4.6 m · 1 runup
September 25, 1859, Banda Sea, IndonesiaM6.8 · 2 runups
October 4, 1859, SW England, United Kingdom4.44 m
October 5, 1859, Northern Chile6 m · M7.6 · 10 deaths · 339 houses destroyed · 1 runup
October 11, 1859, N. Central Chile200 houses destroyed
October 20, 1859, Pireaus, Greece1 runup
October 20, 1859, South of Java, Indonesia2 deaths · 1 runup
October 26, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, IndonesiaUnknown
November 22, 1859, Tasmania, Australia1 runup
December 9, 1859, El SalvadorM7 · 1 runup
December 17, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia1 runup
December 25, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia1 runup
January 6, 1860, Sea of Alboran, SpainEarthquake
March 17, 1860, S. Mexico1 runup
April 8, 1860, Anse-A-Veau, HaitiM7.5 · 4 runups
April 17, 1860, Petit Trou Nippes, Haiti1 runup
April 23, 1860, Central Peru1 runup
August 1860, Sulawesi-N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia1 runup
October 6, 1860, Ceram Sea, Indonesia1 runup
December 1, 1860, Hawaii, United States3.6 m · 4 runups
February 16, 1861, SW. Sumatra, Indonesia7 m · M8.5 · 1,105 deaths · 17 runups
February 21, 1861, Wanaidjas, Indonesia1 runup
March 1861, Banda Sea, Indonesia1.8 m · 1 runup
March 9, 1861, SW. Sumatra, IndonesiaM7 · 950 deaths · 96 houses destroyed · 4 runups
March 20, 1861, Sc. ChileEarthquake
April 26, 1861, SW. Sumatra, IndonesiaM7 · 1 runup
May 4, 1861, N. California, United States1 runup
May 5, 1861, N. California, United States1 runup
June 5, 1861, Java, Indonesia2 runups
June 17, 1861, SW. Sumatra, IndonesiaM6.8 · 1 runup
September 25, 1861, SW. Sumatra, IndonesiaM6.5 · 1 runup
October 20, 1861, Off Miyagi, Japan3.9 m · M7.4 · 70 houses destroyed · 4 runups
December 26, 1861, Corinth Gulf, Greece2.1 m · M7.3 · Deaths: few · 8 runups
January 1, 1862, Ionian Sea, GreeceEarthquake
January 12, 1862, Lake Baykal (Baikal), RussiaM7.5
January 28, 1862, Hawaii, United States1 runup
March 4, 1862, W. Luzon Island, PhilippinesM6
March 18, 1862, Ligurian Sea, France1 runup
April 8, 1862, Cheribon District, Java, Indonesia2.1 m · 1 runup
May 27, 1862, S. California, United States1.2 m · M5.9 · 1 runup
July 10, 1862, Gold Coast, GhanaM6.5 · 3 deaths · 1 runup
November 24, 1862, Gulf of Genova, ItalyUnknown
1863, Newfoundland, CanadaUnknown
March 16, 1863, Java, Indonesia1 runup
April 22, 1863, Aegean Sea, GreeceM7.8 · 300 deaths · 2,050 houses destroyed
June 3, 1863, W. Luzon Island, PhilippinesM6.5 · 400 deaths · 1,172 houses destroyed · 1 runup
August 17, 1863, Vanuatu IslandsM7.5 · Deaths: many · 1 runup
September 20, 1863, NW. Hokkaido Island, JapanM6.4 · 1 runup
February 16, 1864, SW. Sumatra, IndonesiaEarthquake
May 19, 1864, Jacmel, HaitiEarthquake
May 23, 1864, NW. Irian Jaya, Indonesia3 m · M7.8 · 250 deaths · 2 runups
June 27, 1864, SW Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada1 runup
January 8, 1865, Central Peru2 m · 5 deaths · 1 runup
March 1, 1865, Ryukyu Islands, Japan1 runup
March 1, 1865, Callao, Peru1 runup
July 16, 1865, Unalaska Island, AK, United States1 runup
October 4, 1865, San Francisco, CA, United States1 runup
October 8, 1865, N. California, United StatesM6.3 · $500,000 · 1 runup
October 13, 1865, Sulu Sea, PhilippinesUnknown
October 19, 1865, PhilippinesM6 · 223 houses destroyed · 1 runup
November 18, 1865, Tonga Islands1.25 m · M8 · 20 houses destroyed · 4 runups
November 28, 1865, Central Peru1 runup
January 2, 1866, Albanian CoastsM6.6 · 60 deaths · 1 runup
January 6, 1866, Albanian CoastsUnknown
January 19, 1866, Chios Island, Aegean Islands, GreeceM6.8
January 31, 1866, Thera Island (Santorini), GreeceM6.1 · 52 houses destroyed · 1 runup
February 2, 1866, E. Sporades Islands, Aegean Islands, GreeceM6.4
February 6, 1866, S. Coasts Peloponnesus, Greece8.6 m · M6.8 · 1 runup
March 2, 1866, Albanian CoastsM6.3 · 60 deaths · 12 houses destroyed · 1 runup
March 6, 1866, Bay of Vlore, AlbaniaM6.3 · 2 runups
March 13, 1866, Albanian CoastsM5.5
August 9, 1866, Sydney Harbor, AustraliaUnknown
August 15, 1866, Sydney Harbor, AustraliaUnknown
September 5, 1866, Kodiak Island, AK, United States1 runup
September 12, 1866, Manua Islands, American Samoa, US Territories1 runup
October 1866, Mirtoon Sea, GreeceEarthquake
December 20, 1866, Port Townsend, WA, United States1 runup
February 4, 1867, Ionian Sea, GreeceM7.4 · 223 deaths · 3,200 houses destroyed
March 7, 1867, Lesbos, GreeceM7 · 563 deaths · 5,915 houses destroyed · 1 runup
March 15, 1867, Lake Maggiore, Italy16 deaths · 7 houses destroyed
April 10, 1867, Lixouri, GreeceUnknown
May 7, 1867, Western NorwayEarthquake
June 10, 1867, Java, Indonesia5 deaths · 372 houses destroyed
August 5, 1867, Sydney Harbor, AustraliaUnknown
September 1867, Isla DE Margarita, VenezuelaM7.5 · 2 runups
September 20, 1867, Peloponnesus, Greece6 m · M7.1 · Deaths: some · 24 runups
October 4, 1867, Ionian Sea, GreeceEarthquake
November 18, 1867, Virgin Islands, US Territories15.2 m · M7.3 · 24 deaths · 62 runups
November 19, 1867, Aegean Sea, GreeceUnknown
December 18, 1867, E. China Sea, Taiwan15 m · M7 · 580 deaths · 12 runups
March 17, 1868, Virgin Islands, US Territories1.5 m · 6 runups
April 3, 1868, Hawaii, United States13.7 m · M7.9 · 77 deaths · 28 runups
April 4, 1868, Hawaii, United StatesUnknown
April 10, 1868, Hawaii, United StatesUnknown
April 20, 1868, Hawaii, United StatesUnknown
April 23, 1868, SW England, United Kingdom9 m
April 26, 1868, Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan0.45 m · 1 runup
May 15, 1868, Shumagin Islands, AK, United States6.1 m · 1 runup
May 22, 1868, Lake Garda, ItalyEarthquake
May 25, 1868, S. Mexico1 runup
June 13, 1868, S. California, United States1 runup
June 18, 1868, Newcastle, AustraliaM5.3 · 1 runup
August 11, 1868, Peru-Northern ChileUnknown
August 12, 1868, S. Mexico1 runup
August 13, 1868, Rio Caribe, VenezuelaM8.5
August 13, 1868, Northern Chile18 m · M8.5 · 25,000 deaths · $300 million · 128 runups
August 14, 1868, Northern Chile0.17 m · M8.5 · 1 runup
August 19, 1868, Andaman Islands, India4 m · 1 runup
September 5, 1868, Calabrian Arc, ItalyVolcano and earthquake
September 14, 1868, Central Chile1 m · 1 runup
October 2, 1868, Hawaii, United States6.1 m · 1 runup
October 2, 1868, S. Peru1 runup
October 16, 1868, Central Chile1 m · 1 runup
October 18, 1868, New Zealand3 m · M7.6 · 5 runups
October 21, 1868, N. California, United States4.5 m · M6.8 · 30 deaths · $350,000 · 4 runups
December 24, 1868, Southeast Australia1.2 m · 1 runup
January 4, 1869, North Island, New ZealandUnknown
January 27, 1869, Central Chile1 runup
February 6, 1869, Southern Chile1 runup
February 10, 1869, N. California, United States1 runup
February 13, 1869, N. California, United States1 runup
March 2, 1869, New Zealand0.6 m · 3 runups
March 31, 1869, South Island, New ZealandUnknown
April 22, 1869, Peru1 runup
June 1, 1869, N. California, United States1 runup
June 25, 1869, Northern Chile1 runup
July 24, 1869, Off Coast of Hawaii, United States8.2 m · 8 runups
August 9, 1869, Central Chile3 m · 1 runup
August 11, 1869, Sydney Harbor, AustraliaUnknown
August 16, 1869, Sulu Sea, PhilippinesM7 · 1 runup
August 19, 1869, S. PeruM6.5
August 21, 1869, Northern ChileM6.8 · 1 runup
August 24, 1869, Northern Chile2 m · M7.5 · 3 runups
September 9, 1869, Aegean Sea, GreeceEarthquake
September 29, 1869, SW England, United Kingdom1.5 m
October 11, 1869, Black Sea, Ukraine1 m · M5.6 · 2 runups
December 20, 1869, Southeast Australia1 runup
December 28, 1869, Ionian Sea, GreeceM6.2 · 15 deaths · 1 runup
April 6, 1870, Wellington, New Zealand0.6 m · 1 runup
April 29, 1870, Westport, New Zealand
May 11, 1870, Puerto Angel, MexicoM7.9 · 24 deaths · 1 runup
June 9, 1870, GuadeloupeEarthquake
June 24, 1870, Alexandria, Egypt1 runup
July 29, 1870, Adriatic Sea, Croatia1 runup
August 1, 1870, Ionian Sea, GreeceM7 · 100 deaths · 1 runup
August 6, 1870, Adriatic Sea, CroatiaEarthquake
August 12, 1870, Sydney Harbor, AustraliaUnknown
October 20, 1870, Cape Trinity, Quebec, Canada2 deaths · 16 houses destroyed
October 28, 1870, Tyrrhenian Sea, ItalyEarthquake
November 2, 1870, Calabrian Arc, ItalyEarthquake
January 17, 1871, Ligurian Sea, ItalyEarthquake
January 27, 1871, Sydney Harbor, Australia0.12 m · 1 runup
February 5, 1871, S. Peru1 runup
February 7, 1871, S. Mexico0.3 m · 1 runup
February 18, 1871, Hawaii, United StatesUnknown
February 20, 1871, Hawaii, United StatesM7 · 1 runup
March 1871, Westport, New ZealandUnknown
March 3, 1871, Ruang, Indonesia25 m · 400 deaths · 75 houses destroyed · 6 runups
March 25, 1871, Central Chile1 m · M7.5 · 1 runup
April 30, 1871, Sulu Sea, PhilippinesDeaths: few · 1 runup
May 9, 1871, Sydney Harbor, Australia1 runup
May 18, 1871, Sydney Harbor, Australia1 runup
June 18, 1871, Long Island, New York, United States1 runup
August 1871, Hokitika River, South Island, New ZealandUnknown
August 20, 1871, Central Chile2 runups
August 21, 1871, S. PeruM7 · 2 runups
August 25, 1871, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia1 runup
September 7, 1871, Ille-Et-Vilaine, Northern France1 runup
October 5, 1871, Corinth Gulf, GreeceUnknown
October 5, 1871, Northern ChileEarthquake
December 28, 1871, Southern Chile1 runup
1872, IcelandEarthquake
1872, Bonin Islands [chichijima Island], JapanEarthquake
January 10, 1872, S. PeruM6.5 · 1 runup
January 13, 1872, Hawaii, United States1 runup
January 22, 1872, Hawaii, United States1 runup
January 26, 1872, PhilippinesM6 · 1 runup
March 14, 1872, SW. Honshu Island, Japan3 m · M7.4 · 804 deaths · 5,796 houses destroyed · 12 runups
March 26, 1872, S. California, United StatesM7.3 · 1 runup
April 3, 1872, Samandag (Suaidiya), TurkeyM7.3 · 1,800 deaths · 1 runup
June 13, 1872, Lake Ontario, United States0.6 m · 1 runup
August 23, 1872, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, AK, United States1.3 m · 8 runups
August 27, 1872, Hawaii, United StatesUnknown
September 16, 1872, San Francisco, N. California, United States0.1 m · 2 runups
November 17, 1872, Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States0.51 m · 2 runups
1873, Maclay Coast, Papua New GuineaM8 · Deaths: some · 1 runup
July 7, 1873, Nc. Chile/ Sc. ChileEarthquake
October 13, 1873, Panama City2 runups
October 25, 1873, Ionian Sea, GreeceEarthquake
November 19, 1873, Northern Chile1 runup
November 23, 1873, N. California, United States3.05 m · M6.7 · 1 runup
December 15, 1873, Southeast Australia1 runup
March 11, 1874, Virgin Islands, US Territories2 runups
May 1874, N. Moluccas Islands, IndonesiaEarthquake
May 1874, Lituya Bay, AK, United States24.38 m · 1 runup
May 1874, Sunderbans, Bangladesh2,000 deaths · 1 runup
October 13, 1874, Tasmania, Australia1 runup
1875, Bismarck Sea, Papua New GuineaM7 · 2 runups
January 6, 1875, Southeast Australia1 runup
February 24, 1875, S. MexicoM6.5 · 1 runup
March 9, 1875, Central MexicoM7.4
March 18, 1875, Adriatic Sea, Italy4 runups
March 28, 1875, Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia4 m · M8.1 · 26 deaths · 7 runups
March 29, 1875, Vanuatu Islands1 runup
March 30, 1875, Vanuatu Islands2 runups
May 10, 1875, Vanuatu IslandsM7 · 1 runup
July 25, 1875, Crimea, UkraineM5.5
August 5, 1875, Melbourne, AustraliaQuestionable earthquake
October 12, 1875, N. California, United States1 runup
1876, Bay of Bengal, IndiaMeteorological
March 9, 1876, Chikil (Oblivnoy) Island, AzerbaijanUnknown
May 28, 1876, Ceram Sea, Indonesia0.3 m · M6.8 · 1 runup
October 26, 1876, Ryukyu Islands, Japan1 runup
December 23, 1876, Ligurian Sea, ItalyUnknown
February 2, 1877, S.W. Coast of Hawaii, United StatesVolcano and earthquake
February 24, 1877, S.W. Coast of Hawaii, United States2 runups
April 16, 1877, N. to S. California, United States1.8 m · 2 runups
May 4, 1877, Hawaii, United States1 runup
May 10, 1877, Northern Chile18 m · M8.3 · 2,385 deaths · 109 runups
May 14, 1877, Central Peru3 runups
May 15, 1877, Northern Chile1 runup
June 15, 1877, Northern Chile1 runup
August 23, 1877, Northern Chile1 m · 1 runup
September 1877, Binh Thuan, Vietnam1 runup
September 2, 1877, Central Chile1 runup
October 9, 1877, Northern Chile2 runups
October 11, 1877, Buenaventura, Colombia2 runups
December 1, 1877, Waipiro Bay, New ZealandUnknown
January 10, 1878, Tanna Island, Vanuatu12 m · M7.5 · 1 runup
January 14, 1878, California, United States4 runups
January 20, 1878, Aleutian Islands, AK, United States3.6 m · 3 houses destroyed · 5 runups
January 23, 1878, Northern ChileM7.9 · Deaths: few · 2 runups
January 27, 1878, Central Peru5 deaths · 1 runup
January 28, 1878, Central Chile5 runups
February 3, 1878, Northern Chile2 runups
February 4, 1878, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea1 death · 2 runups
February 4, 1878, Central Peru1 runup
February 11, 1878, Tanna Island, VanuatuM8 · 1 runup
February 14, 1878, Central Chile1 runup
March 12, 1878, Northern Chile1 runup
April 12, 1878, Northern Chile1 runup
April 19, 1878, Gulf of Izmit, TurkeyM6.6 · 40 deaths · 1 runup
June 12, 1878, Northern Chile1 runup
June 30, 1878, Northern ChileUnknown
August 1878, Tagriland Island, IndonesiaVolcano
August 1878, Tanna Island, VanuatuEarthquake
August 29, 1878, Unalaska Island, AK, United States1 runup
September 30, 1878, Northern Chile2 runups
October 11, 1878, Tatar Strait, RussiaUnknown
October 13, 1878, St. Vincent Gulf, Australia1 runup
November 22, 1878, S. California, United States1 m · 1 death · 9 runups
November 23, 1878, Central Chile1 runup
1879, Off Coast Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States1 runup
February 4, 1879, Stromboli Island, ItalyVolcano
April 27, 1879, Greymouth, New Zealand0.9 m · 1 runup
May 15, 1879, Sydney Harbor, Australia0.03 m · 1 runup
July 11, 1879, Gulf of Suez, EgyptM5.9 · 1 runup
July 29, 1879, Adriatic Sea, CroatiaEarthquake
August 8, 1879, Central Chile1 runup
August 10, 1879, S. California, United States1 runup
April 14, 1880, Western NorwayLandslide
April 26, 1880, Calibrian Arc, ItalyEarthquake
July 18, 1880, E. Luzon Island, PhilippinesM7.5 · 20 deaths · 3 runups
August 15, 1880, Central ChileM7.7 · 2 deaths · 600 houses destroyed · 2 runups
September 2, 1880, Ionian Sea, GreeceEarthquake
September 8, 1880, Gisborne, New ZealandM7 · 1 runup
September 23, 1880, Sydney Harbor, Australia0.08 m
September 29, 1880, Chirikof Island, AK, United StatesM6.3 · 2 runups
October 26, 1880, Sitka, AK, United States1.8 m · M6.3 · 2 runups
November 1880, Toyama Pref., JapanEarthquake
April 3, 1881, Chios Island, Aegean Islands, GreeceM6.5 · 7,866 deaths
April 11, 1881, Chios Island, Aegean Islands, GreeceEarthquake
June 29, 1881, Pigeon Bay (Banks Peninsula), New Zealand3 m · 2 runups
July 12, 1881, Fiji Islands0.46 m · 1 runup
July 14, 1881, Northern Chile1.4 m · 1 runup
August 12, 1881, Kingston, Jamaica0.46 m · 1 runup
October 25, 1881, Hokkaido Island, JapanM7 · 2 runups
October 27, 1881, Northern Chile1 runup
November 24, 1881, Island of TongatapuEarthquake
December 15, 1881, Aetoliko Lagoon, Greece2 m
December 25, 1881, Tasmania, Australia1.2 m · 2 runups
December 31, 1881, W of Car Nicobar Is, Bay of Bengal, India1.22 m · M7.9 · 11 runups
1882, Kansu (Gansu?) Province, ChinaEarthquake
January 1882, Sri Lanka1 runup
February 23, 1882, Central Chile1 runup
March 1882, Puerto Rico, US Territories1 runup
April 13, 1882, Glenburn, Wairarapa, New Zealand1.2 m · 1 runup
July 1882, Binh Thuan, Vietnam1 runup
September 7, 1882, San Blas Archipelago, Panama3 m · M7.9 · Deaths: many · 3 runups
September 14, 1882, Northern Chile1 runup
October 10, 1882, Banda Sea, IndonesiaM7.5 · 1 runup
December 9, 1882, South China Sea, TaiwanM6.3 · 8 deaths · 40 houses destroyed
February 7, 1883, Brisbane, Australia3 deaths
March 12, 1883, S. Mexico2 runups
March 24, 1883, Samoa1 runup
May 20, 1883, Horn Island [ayer Island], Jakarta, IndonesiaUnknown
May 31, 1883, Banka Island, Indonesia1 runup
June 27, 1883, Ionian Islands, GreeceEarthquake
August 27, 1883, Krakatau, Indonesia41 m · 36,417 deaths · 102 runups
October 1883, Vanuatu Islands1 m · 1 runup
October 6, 1883, Cook Inlet, AK, United States9.14 m · 8 deaths · 3 runups
October 10, 1883, Java-S. Java, Indonesia1 runup
October 17, 1883, SW England, United Kingdom2 m · 1 death
November 14, 1883, Puunaluu, Hawaii, United StatesUnknown
1884, Bay of Bengal, IndiaQuestionable earthquake
January 1884, Macuata, Fiji1 runup
January 14, 1884, Montevideo, UruguayDeaths: some · 1 runup
January 25, 1884, N. California, United States1 runup
February 1884, Krakatau, IndonesiaVolcano
April 22, 1884, Southern England, United KingdomM4.6 · 1 runup
July 20, 1884, Offshore Massawa, EritreaM6.2 · 1 runup
August 10, 1884, Rockaway Beach, New York, United StatesM5.5 · 3 deaths · 10 runups
September 19, 1884, In the Detroit River, MI, United States1 runup
November 5, 1884, Gulf of PanamaM7.5 · 3 runups
November 12, 1884, N. California, United States0.1 m · 1 runup
November 15, 1884, Okayama Prefecture, Japan2 runups
December 21, 1884, New Haven, CT, United States2.4 m · 3 runups
January 5, 1885, Geraldton, AustraliaM5.8
January 16, 1885, Ligurian Sea, FranceUnknown
January 29, 1885, AlgeriaQuestionable earthquake
February 23, 1885, Cape Barren Island, Australia0.9 m
April 30, 1885, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia1.2 m · M7.3 · 3 houses destroyed · 2 runups
July 29, 1885, Ajerbangis, Sumatra, IndonesiaM6.8 · 1 runup
August 3, 1885, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia2 runups
November 12, 1885, Northern Chile1 m · 1 runup
November 19, 1885, N. California, United States1 runup
November 24, 1885, N. California, United States2 runups
December 14, 1885, Banda Aceh, Indonesia1 runup
1886, Bay of Bengal, BangladeshEarthquake
January 31, 1886, Banda Aceh, Indonesia1 runup
June 1, 1886, Lake Tarawera, North Island, New Zealand0.3 m
August 27, 1886, Ionian Sea, GreeceM6.8 · 326 deaths · 6,000 houses destroyed · 3 runups
August 29, 1886, Sc. ChileEarthquake
September 1, 1886, Charleston, SC, United StatesM7.3 · 3 runups
December 1886, Jackson Bay, South Island, New ZealandLandslide
February 2, 1887, Panay Island, Philippines1 runup
February 5, 1887, Hawaii, United States1 runup
February 23, 1887, Ligurian Sea, Italy2 m
May 3, 1887, N. MexicoM7.4 · 51 deaths · 1 runup
May 19, 1887, Sigli, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia1 runup
July 8, 1887, N. California, United States0.06 m · 1 runup
September 23, 1887, Mole Saint-Nicolas, Haiti4 runups
October 3, 1887, Peloponnesus, GreeceM6.2 · Deaths: some · 700 houses destroyed · 3 runups
March 13, 1888, Ritter Island, Papua New Guinea15 m · Deaths: very many · 12 runups
March 21, 1888, Breueh Island, Indonesia1 runup
April 23, 1888, Mid-Norway7 m · 1 death · 2 runups
June 5, 1888, La Plata River, UruguayEarthquake
June 13, 1888, Bohai Gulf, ChinaM7.5 · 1 runup
July 30, 1888, Ligurian Sea, ItalyEarthquake
September 9, 1888, Gulf of Corinth, GreeceM6.1 · 1 runup
January 1, 1889, Hawaii, United StatesUnknown
March 8, 1889, Tonga11 m · 3 runups
May 25, 1889, Mindoro Island, Philippines0.1 m · M6.8 · 1 runup
August 16, 1889, Java-S. Java, Indonesia1 runup
September 6, 1889, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia4 m · M8 · 7 runups
September 8, 1889, Asbury Park, NJ, United StatesMeteorological
September 8, 1889, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
November 23, 1889, Java, IndonesiaM6 · 1 runup
December 8, 1889, Gargano Peninsula, Italy1 runup
1890, Kosrae Islands, Caroline Islands, MicronesiaDeaths: many · 1 runup
July 11, 1890, Caspian Sea, IranM7.2 · 171 deaths · 2 runups
January 15, 1891, Sea of Alboran, Algeria36 deaths · 75 houses destroyed · 1 runup
May 19, 1891, Sigli, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia1 runup
June 10, 1891, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia1 runup
June 20, 1891, Banda Sea, Indonesia3 runups
June 22, 1891, New Zealand1 runup
July 30, 1891, N. Mexico1 runup
September 16, 1891, New Brighton, New Zealand1 runup
October 5, 1891, Timor Sea, IndonesiaM7 · 1 runup
November 29, 1891, Washington, United States2.44 m · 3 runups
January 7, 1892, Auri, Halmahera, IndonesiaVolcano
January 26, 1892, Tasman Sea, AustraliaEarthquake
March 27, 1892, Northern Chile1 runup
May 10, 1892, Montevideo, UruguayUnknown
May 16, 1892, Guam, Mariana Islands, US TerritoriesM7.5 · 1 runup
May 17, 1892, Northeast Sumatra, Indonesia6 runups
June 7, 1892, Awu Volcano, Sangihe Island, Indonesia0.75 m · 1,532 deaths · 6 runups
August 1892, Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu1 runup
August 18, 1892, SW England, United Kingdom4 m
August 30, 1892, Tofua, Tonga2 runups
November 15, 1892, Tyrrhenian Sea, ItalyEarthquake
November 18, 1892, Seram Island, IndonesiaM7 · 1 runup
December 9, 1892, SW. Honshu Island, JapanM6.5 · 1 death · 2 houses destroyed · 2 runups
January 28, 1893, Samothrace, GreeceUnknown
February 9, 1893, Samothrace, Greece1 m · M6.5 · 1 death · 2 runups
February 19, 1893, Kingston, Jamaica1 runup
April 17, 1893, Ionian Sea, GreeceM6.5 · Deaths: few · 2,000 houses destroyed
June 4, 1893, S. Kuril Islands, Russia2.5 m · M7 · 3 runups
June 13, 1893, Nemuro, JapanM6.9 · 1 runup
June 14, 1893, Albanian CoastsM7.5
June 21, 1893, Agusan River, Philippines1 runup
July 31, 1893, Port Vila, Efate Island, VanuatuM6 · 1 runup
August 27, 1893, Port Vila, Efate Island, Vanuatu1 runup
1894, Balearic Sea, Tunisia1 m · 1 runup
March 22, 1894, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan4 m · M7.9 · 1 death · 20 runups
April 27, 1894, North Evoikos Gulf, Greece3 m · M7 · 30 deaths · 3,800 houses destroyed · 2 runups
May 10, 1894, Off West Coast, Mexico6 m · 2 runups
July 10, 1894, Marmara Sea, Turkey4.5 m · M6.7 · 1,349 deaths · 3 runups
October 22, 1894, Yamagata, JapanM7 · 726 deaths · 3,858 houses destroyed
November 16, 1894, Calabrian Arc, Italy101 deaths
November 21, 1894, Atlantic Ocean12.2 m · 1 runup
November 28, 1894, Puyallup River Delta, Tacoma, WA, United States3 m · 2 deaths · 1 runup
January 28, 1895, Hawaii, United States1 runup
February 2, 1895, Newcastle, Australia0.33 m · 1 runup
March 6, 1895, Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea6 m · M7.3 · Deaths: some · 6 runups
March 9, 1895, S. California, United States1 runup
May 25, 1895, W. Kyushu Island, Japan1 runup
May 31, 1895, Northern Chile17 runups
July 1895, S. California, United States1 runup
July 8, 1895, Caspian Sea, TurkmenistanM8.2 · 2 runups
July 9, 1895, Piegon Bay, New Zealand5 m
August 18, 1895, Lake Taupo, North Island, New ZealandM6 · 1 runup
September 1, 1895, High Bridge, NJ, United StatesM4.3 · 1 runup
October 14, 1895, N. California, United States1 runup
October 31, 1895, Charleston, MO, United StatesM5.8 · 1 runup
November 1, 1895, Tyrrhenian Sea, ItalyEarthquake
1896, IcelandEarthquake
January 9, 1896, Kashima, Japan0.25 m · M7.6 · 6 runups
February 16, 1896, Kingston, JamaicaDeaths: many · 1 runup
April 18, 1896, Timor Island, Indonesia250 deaths
May 22, 1896, Carnarvon Bay, Tasmania, Australia2.4 m · 1 runup
June 15, 1896, Sanriku, Japan38.2 m · M8.3 · 27,122 deaths · 11,000 houses destroyed · 75 runups
October 10, 1896, SW. Sumatra, IndonesiaM6.8 · 1 runup
October 16, 1896, Ligurian Sea, ItalyEarthquake
November 5, 1896, Ionian Sea, GreeceEarthquake
December 17, 1896, Santa Barbara, CA, United States2.5 m · 1 runup
1897, Soufriere Hills Volcano, MontserratEarthquake
January 3, 1897, Celebes Sea, PhilippinesM8.2 · 100 deaths
February 19, 1897, Sanriku, Japan1 m · M7.4 · 2 runups
March 15, 1897, Flores Sea, IndonesiaM5.5 · 1 runup
March 26, 1897, Tinakula, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands1 runup
April 17, 1897, Gulf of Alaska, AK, United States1 runup
April 29, 1897, Off East Coast of South Island, New Zealand1 runup
May 13, 1897, Samar Sea, Philippines1 runup
June 12, 1897, Assam, India3 m · M8 · 1,542 deaths · 1 runup
June 20, 1897, S. MexicoM7
August 5, 1897, Sanriku, Japan3.6 m · M7.7 · 37 runups
September 20, 1897, Sulu Sea, Philippines2 m · M8.6 · 1 runup
September 21, 1897, Wellington, New Zealand1 m · 1 runup
September 21, 1897, Sulu Sea, Philippines7 m · M8.7 · 13 deaths · 18 runups
October 18, 1897, Samar Island, PhilippinesM8.1 · Deaths: few · 17 houses destroyed · 2 runups
December 1897, Ionian Islands, GreeceEarthquake
December 29, 1897, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicEarthquake
March 31, 1898, Oakland, N. California, United States0.31 m · M6.2 · 1 runup
April 22, 1898, Honshu Island, Japan0.1 m · M7.2 · 2 runups
June 2, 1898, Peloponnesus, GreeceM7
July 23, 1898, Central ChileM6.5 · 6 deaths · 1 runup
December 3, 1898, Ionian Islands, Greece0.4 m · 1 runup
1899, North Central Vietnam3 m · 1 runup
January 15, 1899, East Coast, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea13 runups
January 17, 1899, Northern Australia1.8 m · 1 runup
January 22, 1899, Ionian Sea, Greece1 m · M6.5 · Deaths: some · 45 houses destroyed · 2 runups
February 3, 1899, Azores, Portugal10 m · 1 death · 1 runup
August 8, 1899, Central Chile1 runup
September 4, 1899, Cape Yakataga, AK, United States3.1 m · M8.2 · 4 runups
September 10, 1899, Yakutat Bay, AK, United States60.96 m · M8.2 · 12 runups
September 29, 1899, Banda Sea, Indonesia12 m · M7.8 · 2,460 deaths · 10 runups
October 7, 1899, Tagonoura, Japan1 runup
October 19, 1899, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea2 runups
November 24, 1899, Seikaido, Japan0.3 m · M7.1 · 1 runup
November 25, 1899, Seikaido, JapanM6.9 · 1 runup
December 25, 1899, S. California, United StatesM6.4 · 1 runup

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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.