August 28, 1924 Tsunami: Reykjavik, Iceland
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Reykjavik, Iceland on August 28, 1924.
Where the waves reached
The source of the tsunami. No runup with a place is recorded for it.
- 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
- August 28, 1924
- Source
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 64.150° N, 21.950° 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.
Berninghausen (Reference #43) cites Seismological Notes (Reference #1890): "An earthquake of 10 seconds' duration was felt at Reykjavik and Harnfjord, followed by a tidal wave."
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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 1545.