October 11, 1913 Tsunami: Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake began at Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea on October 11, 1913 at 04:06:03 UTC. The water rose as high as 0.1 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 11, 1913, 04:06:03 UTC
- Source
- Solomon Sea, Papua New Guinea
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7, 33 km deep
- Maximum water height
- 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Tsunami magnitude (Iida)
- -3.3
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
- Source location
- 7.000° S, 148.000° 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 #414:
1913, October 11, 04:06:03 UTC, validity 4. 7 S 148 E, magnitude 7. There was an earthquake with source near New Guinea. There are no data on the effects of the tsunami near the source, but at the appropriate time, a tsunami with an amplitude of 10 cm and a period of 17 minutes was registered by the tide gauge at Honolulu.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Oahu, HI, HI | United States | 6,689 | 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 1410.