- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- August 22, 1856 CE
- Location:
- Sea Of Alboran
- Deaths:
- 8
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 1856 CE
- Sangihe Island · 2,806 deaths
- Crete · 600 deaths
- Se. Hokkaido Island · 26 deaths
- Sea Of Alboran · 5 deaths
- S Canterbury Province, South Island
- Chios Island, Aegean Islands
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 1856 CE Tsunami — Sea Of Alboran happen?
- August 22, 1856 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: 8. Historical death tolls vary by source.