January 7, 1892 Tsunami: Auri, Halmahera, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by a volcano began at Auri, Halmahera, Indonesia on January 7, 1892.
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
- January 7, 1892
- Source
- Auri, Halmahera, Indonesia
- Cause
- Volcano
- 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.
1892, January 7. Auri, Halmahera, VEI 2, tsunami magnitude 1, tsunami height 2. [This is probably a typo and should be June 7, 1892, Awu Volcano, Sanghihe Island. There are no tsunami events listed in any other catalogs on Jan 7, 1892. The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program does not list any eruptive history for the Auri volcano.] (reference #95)
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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 1193.