What the records say
- When
- 24 May 2014
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 40.29° N, 25.39° E
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 310
- Damage musd
- 4500
- Max water height m
- 0.16
- Source quake magnitude
- 6.9
- Runups
- 1
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2014 Aegean Sea earthquake
6.9 magnitude earthquake centered in the Aegean Sea
An earthquake occurred in the northern Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey on May 24, 2014. It had a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Serious damage was reported on the Turkish island of Imbros and the cities of Edirne and Çanakkale, as well as on the Greek island of Lemnos. The earthquake was felt in Bulgaria and southern Romania.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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