November 30, 1934 Tsunami: Mexico
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake began at Mexico on November 30, 1934 at 02:05:10 UTC. The water rose as high as 0.11 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
- November 30, 1934, 02:05:10 UTC
- Source
- Mexico
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7, 5 km deep
- Maximum water height
- 0.11 m (0.4 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 18.500° N, 105.500° 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.
[…] it was not possible to find information about a local tsunami occurrence in Mexico (reference #13627)
Note: Low validity tsunami due to lack of information about this tsunami event outside of reference #2604 which has no reference of local tsunami observed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino (Clayoquot),british Columbia, BC | Canada | 3,862 | 0.11 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | day 11, 10:08 |
More
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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 3308.