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Historic Tsunami
2002 Italy Tsunami
30 December 2002 · Stromboli Island · Italy
On 30 December 2002 at 12:15 UTC, a tsunami formed near Stromboli Island, Italy. It was caused by a volcano and landslide. Waves reached up to 10.9 m high. It was observed at 41 locations.
- Date
- 30 December 2002
- Time
- 12:15 UTC
- Cause
- Volcano and landslide
- Highest Wave
- 10.9 m
- Observation Sites
- 41
- Furthest Reach
- 213 km
- Source Country
- Italy
- Triggering Volcano
- Stromboli
Highest Waves
- 10.9 mSpiaggia Longa, Stromboli Island · Italy · 3 km
- 10.7 mPiscita, Stromboli Island · Italy · 3 km
- 9.5 mFicogrande, Stromboli Island · Italy · 3 km
- 7.7 mPunta Lena, Stromboli Island · Italy · 3 km
- 6.0 mLa Petrazza, Stromboli Island · Italy · 1 km
- 5.6 mScari, Stromboli Island · Italy · 3 km
- 2.3 mSan Pietro, Panarea Is. · Italy · 20 km
- 2.0 mScario · Italy · 142 km
- 0.8 mPignataro (9c), Lipari Island · Italy · 41 km
- 0.8 mMarina Corta (10a), Lipari Island · Italy · 42 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1979Montenegro · 3.0 m131 deaths
- 1953Ionian Sea, Greece476 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