February 2, 1895 Tsunami: Newcastle, Australia
A tsunami of unknown cause began at Newcastle, Australia on February 2, 1895. The water rose as high as 0.33 meters. Its effects were recorded at 1 place.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- 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
- February 2, 1895
- Source
- Newcastle, Australia
- Cause
- Unknown
- Maximum water height
- 0.33 m (1.1 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 4
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Probable tsunami
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.
“At 5:10 pm on the 2nd at Newcastle, there was a tidal wave of thirteen inches on the sheet causing ships in the harbour to drag their anchors” (reference #2813)
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | Australia | 0.33 | Eyewitness observation of water height |
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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 6136.