May 10, 1892 Tsunami: Montevideo, Uruguay
A tsunami of unknown cause began at Montevideo, Uruguay on May 10, 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
- May 10, 1892
- Source
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Cause
- Unknown
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 34.917° S, 56.167° W
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, May 10. An extraordinary tidal wave occurred today. Several vessels were left dry when the wave receded. A number of medals and coins of the Spanish epoch were found on the shore.
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 5616.