September 1, 1922 Tsunami: Taiwan
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake began at Taiwan on September 1, 1922 at 19:16:06 UTC. Its effects were recorded at 1 place. It killed 5 people, counting the earthquake or eruption that caused it.
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
- September 1, 1922, 19:16:06 UTC
- Source
- Taiwan
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.6
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 24.500° N, 122.000° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 5 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Injuries
- 7 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million) with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Houses destroyed
- 139 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.
September 2, 1922, 03:16:06 local time, Off the southeast coast of Yilan, Taiwan Province, 24.5 N, 122 E, magnitude 7.6. The shock was felt in the whole island, the seashore
of Fujian was also affected. (reference #3939)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujian Province | China | 302 | 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 1503.