March 20, 1926 Tsunami: Hawaii, United States
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Hawaii, United States on March 20, 1926 at 09:03 UTC. The water rose as high as 1.5 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
- March 20, 1926, 09:03 UTC
- Source
- Hawaii, United States
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Maximum water height
- 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Tsunami magnitude (Iida)
- 0.6
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 20.500° N, 155.500° W
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wailupe, Oahu, HI, HI doubtful | United States | 250 | 1.5 | 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 1565.