Tsunamis in 1856
Every tsunami NOAA records in 1856.
1856 on the map
At the source, colored by the highest water recorded.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
Every event
- January 6, 1856, Azores, Portugal
- February 15, 1856, N. California, United States
- March 1856, S Canterbury Province, South Island, New Zealand
- March 2, 1856, Sangihe Island, Indonesia
- July 25, 1856, Java-Flores Sea, Indonesia
- July 26, 1856, Unimak Island, AK, United States
- August 4, 1856, Bay of Honduras
- August 21, 1856, Sea of Alboran, Algeria
- August 22, 1856, Sea of Alboran, Algeria
- August 23, 1856, SE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- September 1856, Tokyo Bay, Japan
- October 12, 1856, Crete, Greece
- November 13, 1856, Chios Island, Aegean Islands, Greece
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.