March 19, 1932 Tsunami: Mindanao Island, Philippines
A tsunami probably caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake began at Mindanao Island, Philippines on March 19, 1932.
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
- March 19, 1932
- Source
- Mindanao Island, Philippines
- Cause
- Questionable earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.8
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
- Source location
- 9.500° N, 127.600° 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 #10958:
An unconfirmed report stated that a wave affected Mindanao. This is not found in SEASEE (1985) catalog. This probably was mistakenly referred to the March 19, 1952 earthquake and tsunami. Tsunami probability is ranked as doubtful.
Earthquake magnitude and epicenter from ref #10958
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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 6003.