Tsunamis in 1904

December 30, 1904 Tsunami: Cook Is., Cook Islands

December 30, 1904 · Erroneous entry

A tsunami of unknown cause began at Cook Is., Cook Islands on December 30, 1904.

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

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The tsunami

Date
December 30, 1904
Source
Cook Is., Cook Islands
Cause
Unknown
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.

The Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia. Hurricane in the South Seas, Cook Islands Swept, Auckland February 16. (reference #8115)

Poverty Bay Herald, Gisborne, New Zealand, 14 February 1905. Schooner in Hurricane, Countess of Fanfurly's Experience. (reference #8095)

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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 1319.