May 25, 1906 Tsunami: Off Coast, El Salvador
A tsunami of unknown cause began at Off Coast, El Salvador on May 25, 1906. 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
- May 25, 1906
- Source
- Off Coast, El Salvador
- Cause
- Unknown
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 13.250° N, 88.830° 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.
1906, May 25. High waves invaded Los Negros Beach. (reference #2652)
1906. A tsunami fell on the on the beach at Los Negros (Larde, 1961). [Apparently, this relates to the Colombian-Ecuador tsunami of January 31, 1906.] (reference #415)
Ref #139 lists 1916 May 25
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Negros | El Salvador | 0 | Eyewitness observation of water height |
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 5465.