- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- February 6, 1783 CE
- Location:
- Messina Straits
- Deaths:
- 1,500
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other tsunami records of 1783 CE
- Tyrrhenian Calabria · 30,000 deaths
- Messina Straits · 1 deaths
- Tyrrhenian Calabria
- Tyrrhenian Calabria
- Tyrrhenian Calabria
- Tyrrhenian Calabria
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 1783 CE Tsunami — Messina Straits happen?
- February 6, 1783 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: 1,500. Historical death tolls vary by source.