May 9, 1949 Tsunami: Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake began at Banda Aceh, Indonesia on May 9, 1949 at 13:36:18 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
- May 9, 1949, 13:36:18 UTC
- Source
- Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.7
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 5.000° N, 95.000° 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.
Possible tsunami. (reference #96)
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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 1793.