Historical tsunamis · August 1905
1905 Thompson River tsunami
Canada
The tsunami of August 1905 originated near Thompson River (Canada).
Key facts
- Date
- August 1905
- Cause
- Landslide
- Maximum documented water height
- 6.00 m
- Deaths
- 15
- Houses destroyed
- few (up to about 50)
- Damage
- moderate (about US$ 1–5 million)
- Observation records
- 0
Cause according to NOAA/NCEI: Landslide.
The highest documented water height was 6.00 m.
The database records 15 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.