Tsunamis in Greece
In a total of 43 tidal waves classified as a tsunami since 142 a total of 520 people died in Greece. Tsunamis therefore occur comparatively often in this country.The biggest impact in terms of lifes, injuries, destroyed homes and economy had been a tsunami on 07/21/0365.
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The marked positions on the map represent the most effected regions within the past 1900 years.
Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes or other seismic eruptions on ground of an oceans and can cause massive tidal waves, which run with enormous force on land, causing great devastation. Especially in regions with only few tsunamis, the damage is often drastic, as the population does not expect tsunamis and thus hardly takes any protective measures. Even relatively small flood waves can lead to high losses and financial damage.
Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes or other seismic eruptions on ground of an oceans and can cause massive tidal waves, which run with enormous force on land, causing great devastation. Especially in regions with only few tsunamis, the damage is often drastic, as the population does not expect tsunamis and thus hardly takes any protective measures. Even relatively small flood waves can lead to high losses and financial damage.
The largest tsunamis in Greece since 1804
| Date | Cause | max wave height | Deaths | Total damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/20/2017 | Earthquake in Turkey (Gulf Of G?kova) with a magnitude of 6.7. | unknown | 94 | |
| 06/12/2017 | Earthquake in Greece (Lesbos) with a magnitude of 6.3. | unknown | 1 | |
| 01/01/1996 | Landslide in Greece (W. Corinth Gulf) | unknown | 1 | |
| 06/15/1995 | Earthquake, landslide in Greece (Gulf Of Corinth: Aiyion) with a magnitude of 6.5. | unknown | 2 | |
| 02/11/1984 | Earthquake in Greece (Corinthos Gulf, Greece) with a magnitude of 5.4. | unknown | 1 | |
| 01/17/1983 | Earthquake in Greece (Ionian Sea) with a magnitude of 7.2. | unknown | 1 | |
| 02/24/1981 | Earthquake in Greece (Athens-Eastern Gulf Of Corinth) with a magnitude of 6.7. | unknown | 7 | |
| 02/02/1963 | Landslide in Greece (Corinth Gulf) | unknown | 9 | |
| 07/09/1956 | Earthquake in Greece (Cyclades) with a magnitude of 7.8. The tsunami caused damages in 5 further countries. | unknown | 318 | |
| 07/09/1956 | Earthquake in Greece (Amorgos Island, Aegean Islands) with a magnitude of 6.8. | unknown | 1 | |
| 04/19/1955 | Earthquake in Greece (Volos Gulf) with a magnitude of 6.2. | unknown | 1 | |
| 07/23/1949 | Earthquake in Greece (Chios Island, Aegean Islands) with a magnitude of 6.7. | unknown | 1 | |
| 04/22/1948 | Earthquake in Greece (Ionian Sea) with a magnitude of 6.5. | unknown | 1 | |
| 02/09/1948 | Earthquake in Greece (Dodecanese, Karpathos Is.) with a magnitude of 7.1. | unknown | 1 | |
| 10/06/1947 | Earthquake, landslide in Greece (Peloponnesus, Greece) with a magnitude of 6.9. | unknown | 1 | |
| 04/22/1928 | Earthquake in Greece (Corinthos-Patras Gulf) with a magnitude of 6.0. | unknown | 7 | |
| 08/07/1915 | Earthquake in Greece (Ionian Sea) with a magnitude of 6.7. | unknown | 2 | |
| 07/05/1902 | Earthquake in Greece (Aegean Sea) with a magnitude of 6.6. | unknown | 1 | |
| 04/27/1894 | Earthquake, landslide in Greece (North Evoikos Gulf) with a magnitude of 7.0. | unknown | 2 | |
| 02/09/1893 | Earthquake in Greece (Samothrace) with a magnitude of 6.5. | unknown | 2 | |
| 08/27/1886 | Earthquake in Greece (Ionian Sea) with a magnitude of 7.5. | unknown | 1 | |
| 09/20/1867 | Earthquake in Greece (Peloponnesus, Greece) with a magnitude of 7.1. The tsunami also reached Malta, Italy, Albania. | unknown | 19 | |
| 02/06/1866 | Earthquake in Greece (S. Coasts Peloponnesus, Greece) with a magnitude of 6.0. | unknown | 1 | |
| 12/26/1861 | Earthquake, landslide in Greece (Corinth Gulf) with a magnitude of 7.3. | unknown | 6 | |
| 11/13/1856 | Earthquake in Greece (Chios Island, Aegean Islands) with a magnitude of 6.6. | unknown | 1 | |
| 08/18/1853 | Earthquake in Greece (Central Greece (Evoikos Gulf)) | unknown | 1 | |
| 04/03/1851 | Earthquake in Turkey (Asia Minor) | unknown | 1 | |
| 01/06/1821 | Earthquake in Greece (Ionian Sea) with a magnitude of 6.5. | unknown | 1 | |
| 08/23/1817 | Earthquake in Greece (Corinthos-Patras Gulf) with a magnitude of 6.8. | unknown | 2 | |
| 06/08/1804 | Earthquake in Greece (Corinthos-Patras Gulf) with a magnitude of 6.7. | unknown | 1 |
These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Global Historical Tsunami Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated.