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Tsunami of 11 September 1927: off Russia

A tsunami started off the coast of Russia on 11 September 1927; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 1 m. It is recorded at 11 places in 3 countries.

11 September 192722:15 UTC
earthquakeCause · M6.8
–Deaths
11Places the wave reached · definite

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Balaklava · 1 mYevpatoriya · 0.2 mYalta · 0.2 mSevastopol · 0.1 mBatumi · 0.1 mNovorossiysk · 0.1 mTuapse · 0.1 mSlobidka · 0.1 mFeodosiya · 0.1 mKerch · 0.1 mOdesa · 0 moff Russia
Tsunami of 11 September 1927: off Russia
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Balaklava · 1 kmRussia1 m72 km
Yevpatoriya · 2 kmRussia0.2 m125 km
Yalta · 0 kmRussia0.2 m29 km
Sevastopol · 1 kmRussia0.1 m81 km
Batumi · 1 kmGeorgia0.1 m657 km
Novorossiysk · 2 kmRussia0.1 m263 km
Tuapse · 1 kmRussia0.1 m366 km
Slobidka · 1 kmUkraine0.1 m381 km
Feodosiya · 0 kmRussia0.1 m99 km
Kerch · 0 kmRussia0.1 m189 km
Odesa · 2 kmUkraine0 m373 km

Towns the wave reached

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