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Historic Tsunami
1944 Turkey Tsunami
6 October 1944 · Edremit Gulf, Aegean Sea · Turkey
On 6 October 1944 at 02:34 UTC, a tsunami formed near Edremit Gulf, Aegean Sea, Turkey. It was caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 30 people.
- Date
- 6 October 1944
- Time
- 02:34 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.7
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 23 km
- Deaths
- 30
- Homes Destroyed
- 5,500
- Source Country
- Turkey
- Triggering Earthquake
- M 6.7, 1944
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
- 1932North Aegean, Greece · 2.0 m161 deaths
- 1912Marmara Sea, Turkey · 2.7 m2,800 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth