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Historic Tsunami
1930 Italy Tsunami
30 October 1930 · Central Adriatic · Italy
On 30 October 1930 at 07:13 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 18 people.
- Date
- 30 October 1930
- Time
- 07:13 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.0
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 30 km
- Deaths
- 18
- Source Country
- Italy
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1930 Senigallia Earthquake
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1987Valtellina, Italy · 95.0 m27 deaths
- 1968Liguria-Cote D'Azur, Italy · 3.0 m
- 1963Vajont Dam, Vajont River, Italy · 235.0 m2,000 deaths
- 1962Dalmatian Coasts, Croatia · 0.0 m1 deaths
- 1916Central Adriatic, Italy4 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