Tsunamis in 1881
Every tsunami NOAA records in 1881.
1881 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
- April 3, 1881, Chios Island, Aegean Islands, Greece
- April 11, 1881, Chios Island, Aegean Islands, Greece
- June 29, 1881, Pigeon Bay (Banks Peninsula), New Zealand
- July 12, 1881, Fiji Islands
- July 14, 1881, Northern Chile
- August 12, 1881, Kingston, Jamaica
- October 25, 1881, Hokkaido Island, Japan
- October 27, 1881, Northern Chile
- November 24, 1881, Island of Tongatapu
- December 15, 1881, Aetoliko Lagoon, Greece
- December 25, 1881, Tasmania, Australia
- December 31, 1881, W of Car Nicobar Is, Bay of Bengal, India
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.