1870s Pacific typhoon seasons

There were 8 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1870, 6 of which were typhoons.^[1]

There were 7 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1871, 5 of which were typhoons. In March, 11 people died when a typhoon wrecked their boat.^[1]

There were 4 tropical cyclones in the Philippines in 1872, 2 of which were typhoons.^[1] In August 1872, a typhoon struck Guam.^[2]

There were 6 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1873, 4 of which were typhoons. A typhoon in October killed at least 200 people in the Philippines.^[1]

Not included in the above number,^[1] a typhoon on July 21 ran several ships ashore in Amoy and Soonghing, China.^[3]

There were 8 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1874, 6 of which were typhoons.^[1]

The 1874 Hong Kong typhoon hit Hong Kong during the night of Tuesday 22 September and the morning of Wednesday 23 September 1874. It killed about 10,000 people.^[4] A typhoon struck Ailinglaplap in the Marshall Islands, killing more than 300 people.^[2]

There were 6 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1875, 4 of which were typhoons. A typhoon in December killed four people in the Philippines.^[1]

Not included in the above number,^[1] a typhoon on June 2 foundered the steamship Poyang at Macao, killing about 100 people and leaving only 16 survivors.^[5][6] Macao suffered severe damage from the storm, while damage in Hong Kong was light.^[7]

There were two typhoons in the Western Pacific in 1876. One of them struck the Philippines in November, killing 150 people.^[1]

There was at least one tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific in 1877.^[1]

There were 4 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1878, 3 of which were typhoons.^[1]

There were 9 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1879, 8 of which were typhoons.^[1]

Not included in the above number,^[1] the Italian steam corvette Vettor Pisani encountered a fierce typhoon between July 29 and August 1 in the Taiwan Strait. The vessel was damaged, listed by up to 40° and having lost sails, boats and doors. A few of the crew members sustained injuries.^[8]