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Historic Tsunami
1905 Greece Tsunami
8 November 1905 · North Aegean Sea · Greece
On 8 November 1905 at 22:06 UTC, a tsunami formed near North Aegean Sea, Greece. It was caused by an earthquake and landslide. Waves reached up to 3.0 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 11 people.
- Date
- 8 November 1905
- Time
- 22:06 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake and landslide
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.2
- Highest Wave
- 3.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 25 km
- Deaths
- 11
- Source Country
- Greece
- Triggering Earthquake
- M 7.2, 1905
Highest Waves
- 3.0 mPerdiki, Mt. Athos · Greece · 25 km5 deaths
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2020Aegean Sea, Turkey · 5.3 m118 deaths
- 1999Kocaeli, Turkey · 2.5 m17,118 deaths
- 1956Cyclades, Greece · 20.0 m56 deaths
- 1953Ionian Sea, Greece476 deaths
- 1932North Aegean, Greece · 2.0 m161 deaths
- 1912Marmara Sea, Turkey · 2.7 m2,800 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth