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Historic Tsunami
1912 Turkey Tsunami
9 August 1912 · Marmara Sea · Turkey
On 9 August 1912 at 01:29 UTC, a tsunami formed near Marmara Sea, Turkey. It was caused by an earthquake and landslide. Waves reached up to 2.7 m high. It was observed at 6 locations. It killed at least 2,800 people and injured 7,000. It is the 24th deadliest of the tsunamis recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 9 August 1912
- Time
- 01:29 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake and landslide
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.2
- Highest Wave
- 2.7 m
- Observation Sites
- 6
- Furthest Reach
- 171 km
- Deaths
- 2,800
- Injuries
- 7,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 24,700
- Source Country
- Turkey
- Triggering Earthquake
- Tekirdağ–Mürefte Earthquake of 1912
Highest Waves
- 2.7 mYesilkoy · Turkey · 128 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2020Aegean Sea, Turkey · 5.3 m118 deaths
- 1999Kocaeli, Turkey · 2.5 m17,118 deaths
- 1965Aegean Sea, Greece38 deaths
- 1956Cyclades, Greece · 20.0 m56 deaths
- 1944Edremit Gulf, Aegean Sea, Turkey30 deaths
- 1932North Aegean, Greece · 2.0 m161 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth