NOAA / NCEI
Tsunamis in Greece
27 confirmed tsunamis originating in Greece. Highest documented wave: 90.0 m (Thera Island (Santorini), -1610).
Map of observation sites
Tsunami source locations; colour and size show the highest documented water height. Click to open the event.
All documented events
27| Date | Location / station | Magnitude | Maximum documented water height | Deaths | Observation records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2020, 12:51 PM UTC | Crete | 6.6 | 0.95 m | — | 15 |
| Oct 25, 2018, 10:54 PM UTC | Ionian Sea | 6.8 | 1.50 m | — | 12 |
| Jun 12, 2017, 12:28 PM UTC | Lesbos | 6.3 | 0.20 m | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 17, 2015, 7:10 AM UTC | Ionian Sea | 6.5 | 0.15 m | 2 | 1 |
| May 24, 2014, 9:25 AM UTC | North Aegean Sea | 6.9 | 0.16 m | 3 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2009, 9:30 AM UTC | Crete | 6.4 | 0.30 m | — | 3 |
| Jan 1, 1996 | W. Corinth Gulf | — | 2.00 m | — | 1 |
| Jun 15, 1995, 12:15 AM UTC | Gulf of Corinth: Aiyion | 6.5 | 1.00 m | 26 | 2 |
| Feb 24, 1981, 8:53 PM UTC | Athens-Eastern Gulf of Corinth | 6.7 | 1.00 m | 22 | 4 |
| Feb 19, 1968, 10:45 PM UTC | Lemnos Island, North Aegean Sea | 7.2 | 1.20 m | 22 | 3 |
| Feb 7, 1963, 7:28 PM UTC | Corinth Gulf | — | 6.00 m | 2 | 9 |
| Jul 9, 1956, 3:11 AM UTC | Cyclades | 7.7 | 20.0 m | 56 | 99 |
| Apr 22, 1948, 10:42 AM UTC | Ionian Sea | 6.5 | 1.00 m | 7 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 1948, 12:58 PM UTC | Dodecanese, Karpathos Is. | 7.3 | 7.30 m | — | 12 |
| Sep 26, 1932, 7:20 PM UTC | North Aegean | 6.9 | 2.00 m | 161 | 2 |
| Apr 27, 1894, 7:42 PM UTC | North Evoikos Gulf | 7.0 | 3.00 m | 30 | 2 |
| Feb 9, 1893 | Samothrace | 6.5 | 1.00 m | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 20, 1867, 3:15 AM UTC | Peloponnesus, Greece | 7.1 | 6.00 m | some (about 51–100) | 23 |
| Dec 26, 1861, 6:30 AM UTC | Corinth Gulf | 7.3 | 2.10 m | few (up to about 50) | 5 |
| Aug 23, 1817, 8:00 AM UTC | Corinthos-Patras Gulf | 6.6 | 12.0 m | 128 | 4 |
| Sep 29, 1650 | Thera Island (Santorini) | 6.3 | 30.0 m | 120 | 9 |
| April 1481 | Island of Rhodes | 7.1 | 3.00 m | few (up to about 50) | 1 |
| 558 | Dodecanese Islands | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 365 | Crete | 8.0 | — | 5,000 | 11 |
| 373 BC | Corinthos-Patras Gulf | 7.3 | — | many (about 101–1,000) | 1 |
| 426 BC | Corinthos-Patras Gulf | 7.1 | — | 2,500 | 11 |
| 1610 BC | Thera Island (Santorini) | — | 90.0 m | many (about 101–1,000) | 2 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database. Confirmed events only. Deaths and damage are database estimates; older records are incomplete. Water heights come from different types of observation.