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Historic Tsunami
1988 Italy Tsunami
20 April 1988 · La Fossa Volcano, Vulcano Is. · Italy
On 20 April 1988 at 05:30 UTC, a tsunami formed near La Fossa Volcano, Vulcano Is., Italy. It was caused by a landslide. Waves reached up to 2.0 m high. It was observed at 1 location.
- Date
- 20 April 1988
- Time
- 05:30 UTC
- Cause
- Landslide
- Highest Wave
- 2.0 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 2 km
- Source Country
- Italy
Highest Waves
- 2.0 mPorto Di Levante, Vulcano Is. · Italy · 2 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1990Eastern Sicily, Italy19 deaths
- 1948Ionian Sea, Greece · 1.0 m7 deaths
- 1908Messina Strait, Ionian Sea, Italy · 13.0 m80,000 deaths
- 1907Ionian Calabria, Italy158 deaths
- 1906Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy · 0.4 m350 deaths
- 1905Tyrrhenian Calabria, Italy · 1.3 m557 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Tsunami Database (doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7) · Natural Earth