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Historic Tsunami
1905 Italy Tsunami
8 September 1905 · Tyrrhenian Calabria · Italy
On 8 September 1905 at 01:43 UTC, a tsunami formed near Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy. It was caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. Waves reached up to 1.3 m high. It killed at least 557 people and injured 2,000.
- Date
- 8 September 1905
- Time
- 01:43 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.1
- Highest Wave
- 1.3 m
- Deaths
- 557
- Injuries
- 2,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 6,700
- Source Country
- Italy
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1905 Calabria Earthquake
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1990Eastern Sicily, Italy19 deaths
- 1979Montenegro · 3.0 m131 deaths
- 1953Ionian Sea, Greece476 deaths
- 1908Messina Strait, Ionian Sea, Italy · 13.0 m80,000 deaths
- 1907Ionian Calabria, Italy158 deaths
- 1906Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy · 0.4 m350 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth