Historical tsunamis · Mar 20, 1910
1910 Lake Taupo, North Island tsunami
New Zealand
The tsunami of Mar 20, 1910 originated near Lake Taupo, North Island (New Zealand).
Key facts
- Date
- Mar 20, 1910
- Cause
- Landslide
- Maximum documented water height
- 1.50 m
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- few (up to about 50)
- Damage
- limited (under US$ 1 million)
- Observation records
- 0
Cause according to NOAA/NCEI: Landslide.
The highest documented water height was 1.50 m.
The database records 1 deaths.
Damage is estimated at limited (under US$ 1 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.