What the records say
- When
- 11 Aug 1953
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 38.10° N, 20.60° E
- Max water height m
- 1
- Source quake magnitude
- 6.8
- Runups
- 3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1953 Ionian earthquake
Extreme earthquake in the Greek Ionian Islands
The 1953 Ionian earthquake struck the southern Ionian Islands in Greece on August 12. In mid-August, there were over 113 recorded earthquakes in the region between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, and the most destructive was the August 12 earthquake.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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