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Historic Tsunami
1916 Italy Tsunami
3 July 1916 · Stromboli Island · Italy
On 3 July 1916 at 23:21 UTC, a tsunami formed near Stromboli Island, Italy. It was caused by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. Waves reached up to 10.0 m high. It was observed at 3 locations.
- Date
- 3 July 1916
- Time
- 23:21 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 5.1
- Highest Wave
- 10.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 3
- Furthest Reach
- 1 km
- Source Country
- Italy
Highest Waves
- 10.0 mSan Bartolo, Stromboli Island · Italy · 1 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 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
- 1905Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy · 1.3 m557 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth