- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- October 11, 1918 CE
- Location:
- Puerto Rico, Mona Passage
- Deaths:
- 144
- Damage:
- ~$4M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
Other tsunami records of 1918 CE
- Guangdong Province · 2,000 deaths
- Celebes Sea · 52 deaths
- S. Kuril Islands · 23 deaths
- Sulawesi
- Northern Chile
- Iceland
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 1918 CE Tsunami — Puerto Rico, Mona Passage happen?
- October 11, 1918 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: 144. Historical death tolls vary by source.