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Historic Tsunami
1919 Italy Tsunami
22 May 1919 · Stromboli Island · Italy
On 22 May 1919 at 17:45 UTC, a tsunami formed near Stromboli Island, Italy. It was caused by a volcanic eruption. Waves reached up to 0.8 m high. It was observed at 5 locations. It killed at least 4 people.
- Date
- 22 May 1919
- Time
- 17:45 UTC
- Cause
- Volcanic eruption
- Highest Wave
- 0.8 m
- Observation Sites
- 5
- Furthest Reach
- 212 km
- Deaths
- 4
- Homes Destroyed
- 10
- Source Country
- Italy
- Triggering Volcano
- Stromboli
- Triggering Eruption
- Stromboli, 1919
Highest Waves
- 0.8 mMessina, Sicily · Italy · 72 km
- 0.0 mFaro Lighthouse, Messina, Sicily · Italy · 69 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