June 27, 1854 Tsunami: N. Kuril Islands, Russia
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake began at N. Kuril Islands, Russia on June 27, 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
- June 27, 1854
- Source
- N. Kuril Islands, Russia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 2
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
- Source location
- 51.000° N, 158.000° E
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
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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 820.