Historical tsunamis · 1810
1810 Northern Norway tsunami
Norway
The tsunami of 1810 originated near Northern Norway (Norway).
Key facts
- Date
- 1810
- Cause
- Landslide
- Maximum documented water height
- —
- Deaths
- 14
- Houses destroyed
- few (up to about 50)
- Damage
- moderate (about US$ 1–5 million)
- Observation records
- 0
Cause according to NOAA/NCEI: Landslide.
The database records 14 deaths.
Houses destroyed: few (up to about 50).
Damage is estimated at moderate (about US$ 1–5 million).
Map of observation sites
No individual observation sites are documented for this event; the map shows the source only.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database. Confirmed events only. Deaths and damage are database estimates; older records are incomplete. Water heights come from different types of observation.