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Historic Tsunami
1963 Turkey Tsunami
18 September 1963 · Marmara Sea · Turkey
On 18 September 1963 at 16:58 UTC, a tsunami formed near Marmara Sea, Turkey. It was caused by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake. Waves reached up to 1.0 m high. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 18 September 1963
- Time
- 16:58 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.2
- Highest Wave
- 1.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 108 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Homes Destroyed
- 7
- Source Country
- Turkey
Highest Waves
- 1.0 mBandirma · Turkey · 108 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2020Aegean Sea, Turkey · 5.3 m118 deaths
- 1999Kocaeli, Turkey · 2.5 m17,118 deaths
- 1965Aegean Sea, Greece38 deaths
- 1944Edremit Gulf, Aegean Sea, Turkey30 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