- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- January 12, 1914 CE
- Location:
- Seikaido
- Deaths:
- 63
- Injuries:
- 112
- Damage:
- ~$19M (value at the time)
Other tsunami records of 1914 CE
- Indonesia · 20 deaths
- Ionian Sea · 14 deaths
- Tolaga Bay, North Island · 1 deaths
- Nw. Irian Jaya
- S. Peru
- Ambon Island
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.
- Victoria Daily TimesJanuary 12, 1914open in archive ↗
- VooruitJanuary 12, 1914open in archive ↗
- Gazeta GdańskaJanuary 13, 1914open 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 1914 CE Tsunami — Seikaido happen?
- January 12, 1914 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: 63. Historical death tolls vary by source.
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