January 9, 1952 Tsunami: Mid-Norway

Name: January 9, 1952 Tsunami: Mid-Norway
Start: 1952-01-09
Location: Mid-Norway

January 9, 1952 · 2 m · Definite tsunami

A tsunami caused by a landslide began at Mid-Norway on January 9, 1952 at 08:00 UTC. The water rose as high as 2 meters.

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

Tsunami warnings in force

The tsunami

Date: January 9, 1952, 08:00 UTC
Source: Mid-Norway
Cause: Landslide
Maximum water height: 2 m (6.6 ft)
Runups recorded: 0
Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura): 2
Waters: Ocean
How certain: Definite tsunami
Source location: 64.883° N, 12.417° 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.

1-2 m high wave swept past dredger within the area of sliding in Follafjorden, Nord-Trondelag. (reference #4139)

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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 4239.