May 24, 1994 Tsunami: Taiwan
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake began at Taiwan on May 24, 1994 at 04:00:42 UTC. The water rose as high as 0.02 meters. Its effects were recorded at 1 place.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- 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 24, 1994, 04:00:42 UTC
- Source
- Taiwan
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.5, 16 km deep
- Maximum water height
- 0.02 m (0.1 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 23.959° N, 122.448° 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.
1994, May 24, 13h 0m. Near Taiwan Longitude: 122 deg゜58' Latitude: 23 deg 58' Depth:37km M:6.6 m=-1. Tide gauge located at Hatoma-jima Island; near Iriomote-jima Island, recorded a few cm tsunami; maximum double amplitude. (reference #3785)
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hato-Jima Island | Japan | 150 | 0.02 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) |
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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 5428.