August 5, 1875 Tsunami: Melbourne, Australia
A tsunami probably caused by an earthquake began at Melbourne, Australia on August 5, 1875 at 11:00 UTC.
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
- August 5, 1875, 11:00 UTC
- Source
- Melbourne, Australia
- Cause
- Questionable earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 38.000° S, 145.000° E
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.
Reference #14283 lists a tidal wave after a series of earthquakes. However, Ref #14282 explains that no earthquakes actually occurred.
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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 6129.