November 1, 1842 Tsunami: St. Lawrence, Canada
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at St. Lawrence, Canada on November 1, 1842.
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 1, 1842
- Source
- St. Lawrence, Canada
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable 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.
November 1, 1842, between 8 and 9 a.m. Montreal, La Cine, Trois-Rivieres, and other places in Canada. Terrible shocks. The waters of the St Lawrence were violently agitated.(reference #1879)
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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 4313.