September 8, 1889 Tsunami: Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
A tsunami of unknown cause began at Moluccas Islands, Indonesia on September 8, 1889.
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
- September 8, 1889
- Source
- Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
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 #414:
1889 (1899), September 8 and 9. There was an earthquake and a tidal wave. There were dead fish and the Ruang Volcano erupted on the Sangihe Islands. [A distorted account of the events of 6.IX.1889.]
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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 5554.