Tsunamis in 1859
Every tsunami NOAA records in 1859.
1859 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
- June 25, 1859, SW England, United Kingdom
- June 28, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- July 20, 1859, Lontor Island, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- July 29, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- August 21, 1859, Imroz - Aegean Sea, Turkey
- August 25, 1859, El Salvador
- September 24, 1859, Half Moon Bay, N. California, United States
- September 25, 1859, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- October 4, 1859, SW England, United Kingdom
- October 5, 1859, Northern Chile
- October 11, 1859, N. Central Chile
- October 20, 1859, Pireaus, Greece
- October 20, 1859, South of Java, Indonesia
- October 26, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- November 22, 1859, Tasmania, Australia
- December 9, 1859, El Salvador
- December 17, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- December 25, 1859, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
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.