January 21, 1850 Tsunami: Livorno, Italy
A tsunami of unknown cause began at Livorno, Italy on January 21, 1850.
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
- January 21, 1850
- Source
- Livorno, Italy
- Cause
- Unknown
- 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.
1850, January - April. Ligurian Sea, Italy, Livorno. Movements of the sea near the light-house, the same as on August 14, 1846, were observed on January 21 and on April 15-17. (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 2026-10-01. NCEI tsunami event 3433.