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Historic Tsunami
1990 Italy Tsunami
13 December 1990 · Eastern Sicily · Italy
On 13 December 1990 at 00:24 UTC, a tsunami formed near Eastern Sicily, Italy. It was caused by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake. It was observed at 1 location. It killed at least 19 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 13 December 1990
- Time
- 00:24 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 5.3
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 22 km
- Deaths
- 19
- Injuries
- 200
- Estimated Damage
- 500 million US dollars
- Source Country
- Italy
- Triggering Earthquake
- 1990 Carlentini Earthquake
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1953Ionian Sea, Greece476 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