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Historic Tsunami
1968 Turkey Tsunami
3 September 1968 · Black Sea · Turkey
On 3 September 1968 at 08:19 UTC, a tsunami formed near Black Sea, Turkey. It was caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake. Waves reached up to 3.0 m high. It was observed at 2 locations. It killed at least 24 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 3 September 1968
- Time
- 08:19 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.6
- Highest Wave
- 3.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 2
- Furthest Reach
- 15 km
- Deaths
- 24
- Injuries
- 200
- Homes Destroyed
- 2,000
- Source Country
- Turkey
- Triggering Earthquake
- Bartın Earthquake of 1968
Highest Waves
- 3.0 mAmasra · Turkey · 11 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1999Kocaeli, Turkey · 2.5 m17,118 deaths
- 1963Marmara Sea, Turkey · 1.0 m1 deaths
- 1935Marmara Sea, Turkey5 deaths
- 1927Crimea, Black Sea, Ukraine · 1.0 m11 deaths
- 1912Marmara Sea, Turkey · 2.7 m2,800 deaths
- 1901Black Sea, Bulgaria · 3.0 m4 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth