April 14, 1880 Tsunami: Western Norway
A tsunami caused by a landslide began at Western Norway on April 14, 1880.
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 14, 1880
- Source
- Western Norway
- Cause
- Landslide
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 3
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Probable tsunami
- Source location
- 62.083° N, 7.117° 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.
Probably 3 waves, Sunnylven, definite tsunami (reference #4139)
1880 April 14, Western Norway 62.083 N 7.117 E, questionable tsunami (reference #11164)
1880 April 14, Gjerklandseggen, Sunnylven. Boathouses destroyed. (reference #13255)
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 4243.