October 26, 1824 Tsunami: W. Luzon Island, Philippines
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at W. Luzon Island, Philippines on October 26, 1824. 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
- October 26, 1824
- Source
- W. Luzon Island, Philippines
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 14.250° N, 121.250° E
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000) with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million); Moderate (about $1 to $5 million) with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000) with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #414:
1824, October 26, 14.25 N, 121.25 E. There was an earthquake in Manila and surrounding provinces. Several churches, a bridge and many homes were destroyed and the barracks collapsed in the capital. Near the Pasig River, about 7 km upstream from the city, the "ground split" with a deafening noise. A crack 7 km long was formed. Schools of dead fish floated on the river. The churches were destroyed at Cavinti (Laguna Province) and Lucban; the church at Antipolo was damaged. Many residents of Manila, frightened by the continuing shocks, left the city and lived in temporary huts and tents. The earthquake was accompanied by a hurricane, which tore the roofs off the huts and ran six ships onshore (according to other sources, sank) in Manila Harbor. In one of the sources, the shipwrecks are not
associated with the hurricane, but only with the earthquake (Perrey, 1860 b; Maso, 1910 a, 1926; Repetti, 1946).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasig River, Manila Bay | Philippines | 43 | 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 647.