November 16, 1852 Tsunami: Banda Sea, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Banda Sea, Indonesia on November 16, 1852.
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 16, 1852
- Source
- Banda Sea, Indonesia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
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.
1852, November 26 (16, 23), 6:42 [local time]. At Surabaja, there were light shocks, which were also felt at Semarang and Pasuruan. There was a weak shock at Sumenep. The earthquakes were accompanied by movements of the water from north to south in Grati Lake (Pasuruan District). [Apparently, these data relate to the earthquake on Nov 26, 1852].] (reference #414)
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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 795.