June 30, 1878 Tsunami: Northern Chile
A tsunami of unknown cause began at Northern Chile on June 30, 1878.
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
- June 30, 1878
- Source
- Northern Chile
- Cause
- Unknown
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 18.300° S, 70.500° W
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.
Last days of June, 1878, border of Chile and Peru, event validity possible. In Southern Peru (Chilean) harbors, there were unusual "movements of the sea" so strong that the steamship "Riman" could not unload. (reference #415)
June 16, 1878, 23.6 S, 70.4 W, North Chile, earthquake cause. (reference #552)
More
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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 1106.