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2015 Greece Tsunami
17 November 2015 · Ionian Sea · Greece
On 17 November 2015 at 07:10 UTC, a tsunami formed near Ionian Sea, Greece. It was caused by an earthquake and landslide. Waves reached up to 0.2 m high. It was observed at 1 location, up to 304 km from its source. It killed at least 2 people and injured 8.
- Date
- 17 November 2015
- Time
- 07:10 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake and landslide
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 6.5
- Highest Wave
- 0.2 m
- Observation Sites
- 1
- Furthest Reach
- 304 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 8
- Homes Destroyed
- 1
- Source Country
- Greece
Highest Waves
- 0.2 mCrotone · Italy · 304 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1979Montenegro · 3.0 m131 deaths
- 1953Ionian Sea, Greece476 deaths
- 1932North Aegean, Greece · 2.0 m161 deaths
- 1908Messina Strait, Ionian Sea, Italy · 13.0 m80,000 deaths
- 1907Ionian Calabria, Italy158 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