November 25, 1899 Tsunami: Seikaido, Japan
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake began at Seikaido, Japan on November 25, 1899 at 18:55 UTC. 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
- November 25, 1899, 18:55 UTC
- Source
- Seikaido, Japan
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.9
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- -2
- Tsunami magnitude (Iida)
- -1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
- Source location
- 32.700° N, 132.300° E
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 #150:
1899, Nov. 25. Double earthquakes at 1843 UTC 31.9 132 E, magnitude 7.1, and 1855 UTC 32.7 132.3 E, magnitude 6.9. Hosojima 32cm (peak-to-trough). Some damage in Miyazaki Pref.
Reference #414:
1899, November 25, 3:40 local time. There was an earthquake on Kyushu Island. The tide gauge at Hosojima registered a tsunami.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hososhima | Japan | 67 | 0.1 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave 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 1269.