October 4, 1905 Tsunami: Black Sea, Russia
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake began at Black Sea, Russia on October 4, 1905 at 22:29 UTC. The water rose as high as 0.5 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
- October 4, 1905, 22:29 UTC
- Source
- Black Sea, Russia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 5.1
- Maximum water height
- 0.5 m (1.6 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 2
- Tsunami magnitude (Iida)
- -1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
- Source location
- 44.500° N, 37.500° 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.
1905, Oct 4, 22:29 UTC. 44.7 N, 37.4 E, magnitude 5.1, intensity Vi-VII. Large waves (tsunami?); not noted by tide stations. (reference #223)
1905, Oct 4, 22 UTC. North Caucasus. 44.5 N, 37.5 E, intensity VI. Sea rising at Anapa harbour. (reference #4139)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anapa | Russia | 47 | 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 2296.