June 9, 1913 Tsunami: Longport, NJ, United States
A tsunami caused by a landslide began at Longport, NJ, United States on June 9, 1913. 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
- June 9, 1913
- Source
- Longport, NJ, United States
- Cause
- Landslide
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 39.314° N, 74.525° W
The toll
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $10,000; Limited (under about $1 million) with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
An article in the Atlantic City Press of June 10, 1913 (cited in Reference #541) was titled: "$10,000 Damage at Longport as Bank Caves In; Bay Waters, Rushing In, Wash Out 250 Feet Along Railroad Track." Business properties and homes were damaged. The New York Times (Reference #1806) referred to "heavy tides." The weather at the time was clear of storms.
There were no earthquakes in June 1913 in the northeastern U.S. listed in any of the following historical earthquake catalogs: References #1128, #542, or #2540. Therefore, the validity was downgraded to a 2.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longport, NJ, NJ | United States | 0 | 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 2454.