What the records say
- When
- 11 Sep 1927
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Where
- Ukraine
- Coordinates
- 44.40° N, 34.50° E
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 122
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 17
1927 Crimean earthquakes
Earthquakes in the Black Sea near Crimea
The 1927 Crimean earthquakes occurred in the month of June and again in September in the waters of the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula. Each of the submarine earthquakes in the sequence triggered tsunami. The June event was moderate relative to the large September 11 event, which had at least one aftershock that also generated a tsunami.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page