Region
West Greece
Greece · Europe
West Greece is a region of Greece, in Europe. It spans the Aegean Sea and Eurasian plates. Records include 2 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.
- River FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- TsunamiMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Urban FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1995Gulf of Corinth: Aiyion, Greece · 1.0 m26 deaths
- 1963Corinth Gulf, Greece · 6.0 m2 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002