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Historic Tsunami
1918 China Tsunami
13 February 1918 · Guangdong Province · China
On 13 February 1918 at 06:07 UTC, a tsunami formed near Guangdong Province, China. It was caused by an earthquake and landslide. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 2,000 people. It is the 32nd deadliest of the tsunamis recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 13 February 1918
- Time
- 06:07 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake and landslide
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.5
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 56 km
- Deaths
- 2,000
- Source Country
- China
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1918 Shantou Earthquake
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2024East Taiwan-Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan · 1.0 m18 deaths
- 2006Taiwan · 0.1 m2 deaths
- 1994Taiwan Strait, Taiwan · 0.2 m1 deaths
- 1986Taiwan · 0.3 m15 deaths
- 1951Taiwan · 0.3 m68 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth