February 24, 1982 Tsunami: Java Trench, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.4 earthquake began at Java Trench, Indonesia on February 24, 1982 at 04:22:40 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
- February 24, 1982, 04:22:40 UTC
- Source
- Java Trench, Indonesia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 5.4, 52 km deep
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 4.374° N, 97.755° 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.
1982, February 24. A series of earthquakes occurred near the city of Medan, Indonesia. One of them, which occurred at 10 hr 52 min, generated a small tsunami. (reference #417)
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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 2134.