Tsunamis in 1878
Every tsunami NOAA records in 1878.
1878 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
- January 10, 1878, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- January 14, 1878, California, United States
- January 20, 1878, Aleutian Islands, AK, United States
- January 23, 1878, Northern Chile
- January 27, 1878, Central Peru
- January 28, 1878, Central Chile
- February 3, 1878, Northern Chile
- February 4, 1878, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- February 4, 1878, Central Peru
- February 11, 1878, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- February 14, 1878, Central Chile
- March 12, 1878, Northern Chile
- April 12, 1878, Northern Chile
- April 19, 1878, Gulf of Izmit, Turkey
- June 12, 1878, Northern Chile
- June 30, 1878, Northern Chile
- August 1878, Tagriland Island, Indonesia
- August 1878, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- August 29, 1878, Unalaska Island, AK, United States
- September 30, 1878, Northern Chile
- October 11, 1878, Tatar Strait, Russia
- October 13, 1878, St. Vincent Gulf, Australia
- November 22, 1878, S. California, United States
- November 23, 1878, Central Chile
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.