Region
South Aegean
Greece · Europe
South Aegean is a region of Greece, in Europe. It lies on the Aegean Sea Plate. Records include 2 volcanoes, 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 5 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.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- TsunamiMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- River FloodVery Low
- Urban FloodVery Low
Volcanoes (2)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 1948Dodecanese Islands · M 7.3
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2020Aegean Sea, Turkey · 5.3 m118 deaths
- 2017Gulf of Gökova, Turkey · 1.9 m2 deaths
- 2002Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 4.0 m
- 1956Cyclades, Greece · 20.0 m56 deaths
- 1948Dodecanese, Karpathos Is., Greece · 7.3 m
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002