September 19, 1846 Tsunami: Tuscany, Italy
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Tuscany, Italy on September 19, 1846.
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 19, 1846
- Source
- Tuscany, Italy
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Probable 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.
"An underground rumble was heard, the sea became stormy because of unusual heaves and lowering of the water and eddy movements; a rumble coming from below was heard around reefs" (reference #2130).
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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 3317.