- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- March 2, 1866 CE
- Location:
- Albanian Coasts
- Deaths:
- 60
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
Other tsunami records of 1866 CE
- Albanian Coasts · 60 deaths
- Chios Island, Aegean Islands
- Thera Island (Santorini)
- E. Sporades Islands, Aegean Islands
- S. Coasts Peloponnesus, Greece
- Albanian Coasts
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- Luxemburger WortMarch 2, 1866open in archive ↗
- L'UnionMarch 2, 1866open in archive ↗
- Courier of the Grand Duchy of LuxembourgMarch 2, 1866open in archive ↗
- Der Wächter an der SauerMarch 1, 1866open in archive ↗
- The Brecon reporterMarch 3, 1866open in archive ↗
- The illustrated Usk observer and Raglan heraldMarch 3, 1866open in archive ↗
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7 · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1866 CE Tsunami — Albanian Coasts happen?
- March 2, 1866 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 60. Historical death tolls vary by source.