Tsunami — Corinth Gulf

When

26 Dec 1861

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

38.20° N, 22.20° E

Max water height m

2.1

Source quake magnitude

7.3

Runups

8

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Major Greek earthquake centred near Gulf of Corinth

The southern margin of the Gulf of Corinth was struck by a major earthquake on 26 December 1861 at 08:28 a.m. local time. It had an estimated magnitude in the range 6.6–6.7 Mw and a maximum felt intensity of IX (destructive) on the European macroseismic scale (EMS). It caused widespread damage on both sides of the Gulf and led to up to 20 deaths and a further 126 people being injured, 18 of them seriously.

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