What the records say
- When
- 15 Jul 1853
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 10.50° N, 64.20° W
- Deaths
- 1000
- Max water height m
- 5
- Source quake magnitude
- 6.7
- Runups
- 4
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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