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Historic Tsunami
1947 Greece Tsunami
6 October 1947 · Peloponnesus · Greece
On 6 October 1947 at 19:55 UTC, a tsunami formed near Peloponnesus, Greece. It was caused by an earthquake and landslide. Waves reached up to 1.0 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 3 people and injured 29.
- Date
- 6 October 1947
- Time
- 19:55 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake and landslide
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.3
- Highest Wave
- 1.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 19 km
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 29
- Homes Destroyed
- 7,800
- Source Country
- Greece
- Triggering Earthquake
- M 7.3, 1947
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2020Aegean Sea, Turkey · 5.3 m118 deaths
- 1995Gulf of Corinth: Aiyion, Greece · 1.0 m26 deaths
- 1965Aegean Sea, Greece38 deaths
- 1956Cyclades, Greece · 20.0 m56 deaths
- 1953Ionian Sea, Greece476 deaths
- 1932North Aegean, Greece · 2.0 m161 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth