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Historic Tsunami
1948 Greece Tsunami
22 April 1948 · Ionian Sea · Greece
On 22 April 1948 at 10:42 UTC, a tsunami formed near Ionian Sea, Greece. It was caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. Waves reached up to 1.0 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 7 people and injured 100.
- Date
- 22 April 1948
- Time
- 10:42 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.5
- Highest Wave
- 1.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 19 km
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 100
- Homes Destroyed
- 244
- Source Country
- Greece
Highest Waves
- 1.0 mVasiliki, Lefkada Island · Greece · 19 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1979Montenegro · 3.0 m131 deaths
- 1953Ionian Sea, Greece476 deaths
- 1932North Aegean, Greece · 2.0 m161 deaths
- 1908Messina Strait, Ionian Sea, Italy · 13.0 m80,000 deaths
- 1907Ionian Calabria, Italy158 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