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Historic Tsunami
2020 Turkey Tsunami
30 October 2020 · Aegean Sea · Turkey
On 30 October 2020 at 11:51 UTC, a tsunami formed near Aegean Sea, Turkey. It was caused by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. Waves reached up to 5.3 m high. It was observed at 268 locations in 2 countries or territories, up to 318 km from its source. It killed at least 118 people and injured 1,054.
- Date
- 30 October 2020
- Time
- 11:51 UTC
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake Magnitude
- 7.0
- Highest Wave
- 5.3 m
- Observation Sites
- 268
- Furthest Reach
- 318 km
- Deaths
- 118
- Injuries
- 1,054
- Estimated Damage
- 400 million US dollars
- Source Country
- Turkey
- Triggering Earthquake
- Aegean Sea Earthquake of 2020
Countries and Territories Reached
Number of observations, highest wave and deaths in each country.
Highest Waves
- 5.3 mSigacik · Turkey · 34 km
- 3.8 mAkarca (A5) · Turkey · 30 km
- 3.4 mAyios Nikolaos, Samos · Greece · 10 km
- 3.0 mAg. Nikolaos, Samos (S2) · Greece · 10 km
- 2.9 mAkarca (A24) · Turkey · 30 km
- 2.5 mAkarca (A2) · Turkey · 30 km
- 2.4 mZeytineli (Z6) · Turkey · 42 km
- 2.4 mAkarca (A4) · Turkey · 30 km
- 2.4 mAkarca (A23) · Turkey · 30 km
- 2.3 mZeytineli (Z7) · Turkey · 42 km
Other Major Tsunamis in the Region
- 1999Kocaeli, Turkey · 2.5 m17,118 deaths
- 1965Aegean Sea, Greece38 deaths
- 1956Cyclades, Greece · 20.0 m56 deaths
- 1944Edremit Gulf, Aegean Sea, Turkey30 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