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Historic Tsunami
1906 Italy Tsunami
4 April 1906 · Tyrrhenian Sea · Italy
On 4 April 1906, a tsunami formed near Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. It was caused by a volcanic eruption. Waves reached up to 0.4 m high. It killed at least 350 people and injured 300.
- Date
- 4 April 1906
- Cause
- Volcanic eruption
- Highest Wave
- 0.4 m
- Deaths
- 350
- Injuries
- 300
- Source Country
- Italy
- Triggering Volcano
- Vesuvius
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1990Eastern Sicily, Italy19 deaths
- 1979Montenegro · 3.0 m131 deaths
- 1930Central Adriatic, Italy18 deaths
- 1908Messina Strait, Ionian Sea, Italy · 13.0 m80,000 deaths
- 1907Ionian Calabria, Italy158 deaths
- 1905Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy · 1.3 m557 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth