January 17, 1871 Tsunami: Ligurian Sea, Italy
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Ligurian Sea, Italy on January 17, 1871.
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
- January 17, 1871
- Source
- Ligurian Sea, Italy
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 4
- 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.
A terrible underground earthquake occurred in San Remo. 6 of the 8 anchired ships sank, 2 were compelled to flee. (reference #2130)
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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 3424.