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Historic Tsunami
1916 Italy Tsunami
16 August 1916 · Central Adriatic · Italy
On 16 August 1916 at 07:06 UTC, a tsunami formed near Central Adriatic, Italy. It was caused by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 4 people and injured 60.
- Date
- 16 August 1916
- Time
- 07:06 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.0
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 22 km
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 60
- Source Country
- Italy
Highest Waves
- 0.2 mFoce Tavollo, Pesaro · Italy · 22 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1987Valtellina, Italy · 95.0 m27 deaths
- 1979French Riviera (Ligurian Sea), France · 10.0 m9 deaths
- 1963Vajont Dam, Vajont River, Italy · 235.0 m2,000 deaths
- 1962Dalmatian Coasts, Croatia · 0.0 m1 deaths
- 1930Central Adriatic, Italy18 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