Tsunami — Marmara Sea

When

9 Aug 1912

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

40.73° N, 27.12° E

Deaths

2800

Injuries

7000

Houses destroyed

24700

Max water height m

2.7

Source quake magnitude

7.2

Runups

6

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake struck the Sea of Marmara, Turkey on August 9, 1912

The 1912 Mürefte earthquake occurred at 03:29 local time on 9 August. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.4 Mw and a maximum intensity of X (Extreme) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale, causing from 216 to 3,000 casualties.

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