September 26, 1829 Tsunami: Sc. Chile
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Sc. Chile on September 26, 1829.
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
- September 26, 1829
- Source
- Sc. Chile
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
The toll
- Deaths
- Few (about 1 to 50) with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million) 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.
September 26, 1829, (14:00). Valparaiso experienced a severe earthquake (6-7 degrees). Four adventurers travelled through the coastal area of Allmendral, announcing that the ocean was rising at San Juan de Dios. This frightened the inhabitants to the point where they abandoned their homes and shops, leaving their possessions to be plundered by the
thieves. (reference #415)
September 26, 1829 at 2 p.m. Valparaiso. This earthquake appears to have been a shock of magnitude about 7, near the epicenter of the 1822 and 1906 shocks. Damage was largely confined to Valparaiso and its surroundings. Intensities in Santiago were of order 6 to 7 on the Mercalli Scale. No tsunami (Table 1). (reference #252)
September 26, 1829, 33.1 S, 71.7 W, Central Chile. (reference #552)
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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 673.