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Historic Tsunami
1981 Greece Tsunami
24 February 1981 · Athens-Eastern Gulf of Corinth · Greece
On 24 February 1981 at 20:53 UTC, a tsunami formed near Athens-Eastern Gulf of Corinth, Greece. It was caused by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. Waves reached up to 1.0 m high. It was observed at 4 locations. It killed at least 22 people and injured 400.
- Date
- 24 February 1981
- Time
- 20:53 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.7
- Highest Wave
- 1.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 4
- Furthest Reach
- 105 km
- Deaths
- 22
- Injuries
- 400
- Homes Destroyed
- 8,000
- Estimated Damage
- 812 million US dollars
- Source Country
- Greece
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1981 Gulf of Corinth Earthquakes
Highest Waves
- 1.0 mAlkionidhon Gulf (Alkyonides) · Greece · 22 km
- 0.2 mPoseidonia · Greece · 30 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 2020Aegean Sea, Turkey · 5.3 m118 deaths
- 1965Aegean Sea, Greece38 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