What the records say
- When
- 24 Nov 1833
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 2.50° S, 100.50° E
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.3
- Runups
- 6
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1833 Sumatra earthquake
Seismic event
The 1833 Sumatra earthquake occurred on November 25 at about 22:00 local time, with an estimated magnitude in the range of 8.8–9.2 Mw. It caused a large tsunami that flooded the southwestern coast of the island. There are no reliable records of the loss of life, with the casualties being described only as 'numerous'. The magnitude of this event has been estimated using records of uplift taken from coral microatolls.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page