1820 Flores Sea earthquake and tsunami

A strong earthquake in the Flores Sea on 29 December 1820 raised a tsunami that reached the coasts of Flores and as far as South Sulawesi. The event is carried in Indonesian seismological records of historical tsunamis in the Nusa Tenggara region.

Date and time (UTC)

1820-12-29

Highest recorded water height (m)

25

Cause, as the catalogue records it

earthquake

Magnitude of the causing earthquake

7.5

NCEI event page

www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/635

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, indonesia, flores sea, 19th century

Coordinates: -7, 119

Part of Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1800 to 1899

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