September 26, 1957 Tsunami: South of Java, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake began at South of Java, Indonesia on September 26, 1957. The water rose as high as 0.7 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
The tsunami
- Date
- September 26, 1957
- Source
- South of Java, Indonesia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 5.5
- Maximum water height
- 0.7 m (2.3 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami magnitude (Iida)
- -0.5
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Probable tsunami
- Source location
- 8.200° S, 107.300° 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.
September 26, 1957, 12:00. There was an earthquake, about which there are nine reports from Bogor, Priangan and Banjuzas districts. The earthquake was accompanied by tidal flooding. The epicenter, according to the station at Djakarta, was located at 8.2 S., 107.3 E. [There are no other instrumental data on the earthquake.] (reference #414)
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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 1872.