Tsunamis in 1866

January 6, 1866 Tsunami: Albanian Coasts

January 6, 1866 · Probable tsunami

A tsunami of unknown cause began at Albanian Coasts on January 6, 1866.

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

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The tsunami

Date
January 6, 1866
Source
Albanian Coasts
Cause
Unknown
Runups recorded
0
Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
3
Waters
Ocean
How certain
Probable 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.

1866 January 6. Albanian coasts. Valona, Narta (m=iii). (reference #28)

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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 946.