February 29, 1854 Tsunami: Ligurian Sea, France
A tsunami of unknown cause began at Ligurian Sea, France on February 29, 1854.
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
- February 29, 1854
- Source
- Ligurian Sea, France
- 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.
1854, February 29 (28 ?). Ligurian Sea, France. There exists a reference mentioning a tsunami on the Mediterranean shore of the country. (reference #2130)
1854, February 29. Tsunamis in this area of the Mediterranean Sea are not uncommon. The historical records show that tsunamis in the area occurred on 27 July 1564, on 16 February 1752, on 24-25 February 1818, on 29 February 1854 and on 23 February 1887. An underwater earthquake occurred as recently as 19 July 1963 somewhere between Nice and Calvi. (reference #3330)
More
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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 3437.