Region
North Aegean
Greece · Europe
North Aegean is a region of Greece, in Europe. It lies on the Aegean Sea Plate. Records include 4 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodVery Low
- Urban FloodVery Low
- Coastal FloodVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2020Aegean Sea, Turkey · 5.3 m118 deaths
- 1968Lemnos Island, North Aegean Sea, Greece · 1.2 m22 deaths
- 1956Cyclades, Greece · 20.0 m56 deaths
- 1949Chios Island, Aegean Islands, Greece · 2.0 m7 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002