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Historic Tsunami
1968 Greece Tsunami
19 February 1968 · Lemnos Island, North Aegean Sea · Greece
On 19 February 1968 at 22:45 UTC, a tsunami formed near Lemnos Island, North Aegean Sea, Greece. It was caused by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Waves reached up to 1.2 m high. It was observed at 3 locations. It killed at least 22 people and injured 18.
- Date
- 19 February 1968
- Time
- 22:45 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.2
- Highest Wave
- 1.2 m
- Observation Sites
- 3
- Furthest Reach
- 62 km
- Deaths
- 22
- Injuries
- 18
- Homes Destroyed
- 500
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Source Country
- Greece
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1968 Aegean Sea Earthquake
Highest Waves
- 1.2 mMyrina, Lemnos Island · Greece · 57 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2020Aegean Sea, Turkey · 5.3 m118 deaths
- 1999Kocaeli, Turkey · 2.5 m17,118 deaths
- 1956Cyclades, Greece · 20.0 m56 deaths
- 1953Ionian Sea, Greece476 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