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Historic Tsunami
1963 Greece Tsunami
7 February 1963 · Corinth Gulf · Greece
On 7 February 1963 at 19:28 UTC, a tsunami formed near Corinth Gulf, Greece. It was caused by a landslide. Waves reached up to 6.0 m high. It was observed at 9 locations. It killed at least 2 people and injured 12.
- Date
- 7 February 1963
- Time
- 19:28 UTC
- Cause
- Landslide
- Highest Wave
- 6.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 9
- Furthest Reach
- 14 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 12
- Source Country
- Greece
Highest Waves
- 6.0 mPsathopyrgos · Greece · 14 km
- 6.0 mAeghion · Greece · 9 km
- 6.0 mSelianitika · Greece · 3 km
- 6.0 mLambiri · Greece · 3 km
- 6.0 mMarathias · Greece · 10 km
- 6.0 mMonastiraki · Greece · 13 km
- 6.0 mDouvia · Greece · 12 km
- 6.0 mTrizonia · Greece · 8 km
- 6.0 mCape Salmenikos · Greece · 0 km2 deaths
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2020Aegean Sea, Turkey · 5.3 m118 deaths
- 1979Montenegro · 3.0 m131 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