April 16, 1924 Tsunami: Tatar Strait, Russia
A tsunami of unknown cause began at Tatar Strait, Russia on April 16, 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
- April 16, 1924
- Source
- Tatar Strait, Russia
- Cause
- Unknown
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
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.
February 3, March 15, April 13, April 16 dates given, most likely March 15, 1924. Great agitation in river according to Ulanov. Sieberg who gives 3 dates in Feb. and Apr. without explanations, says that great damage resulted from flood waves, but this appears to be an exaggeration. More likely to be a seiche than a tsunami. (reference #79)
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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 1537.