Tsunamis in 1830

January 10, 1830 Tsunami: Netherlands

January 10, 1830 · Very doubtful tsunami

A tsunami of unknown cause began at Netherlands on January 10, 1830.

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

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The tsunami

Date
January 10, 1830
Source
Netherlands
Cause
Unknown
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: "On the 10th the sea rose suddenly to an unusual height on the west coast of Holland, and caused considerable injury to the dykes, etc."

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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 674.