What the records say
- When
- 23 Jan 1838
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 45.70° N, 26.60° E
- Deaths
- 42
- Source quake magnitude
- 6.9
- Runups
- 1
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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