April 26, 1880 Tsunami: Calibrian Arc, Italy
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Calibrian Arc, Italy on April 26, 1880 at 07:45 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
- April 26, 1880, 07:45 UTC
- Source
- Calibrian Arc, Italy
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 37.270° N, 14.680° 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 #2426 lists April 25, 1880, Riviera ligure di ponente (Lissa).
Reference #2130 lists April 26, 1880, 07h 45 m, 37.27 N, 14.68 E, tsunami intensity 3, source earthquake, validity 1.
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 3456.