May 1874 Tsunami: N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia in May 1874.
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
- May 1874
- Source
- N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
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.
1874, middle of May. It was reported that there was an eruption of the Ruang Volcano on Manado Island during a strong earthquake. An entire settlement of local residents, numbering 300 people, was snatched by the sea (Fuchs, 1875 a). [Wichmann (1922) does not mention this. The data are very doubtful; more likely, the matter refers to the events of 1871.] (reference #414)
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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 1058.