January 27, 1939 Tsunami: Calabrian Arc, Italy
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Calabrian Arc, Italy on January 27, 1939 at 20:10:15 UTC.
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
- January 27, 1939, 20:10:15 UTC
- Source
- Calabrian Arc, Italy
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake, 15 km deep
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 2
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 38.500° N, 14.700° 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.
1939, January 27, night. Tyrrhenian Sea, Lipari Islands. An earthquake occurred on the Islands of Filicudi, Salina and others. It was felt on a ship anchored in the port of Lipari as strong vertical vibrations. The roughness of the sea possibly accompanied the
shock. (reference #2130)
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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 3404.