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0.6 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 22 April 1928: Greece

A tsunami started in Greece on 22 April 1928; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 0.6 m. It is recorded at 7 places.

22 April 192820:13 UTC
earthquakeCause · M6.0
–Deaths
7Places the wave reached · probable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Alexandroupoli · 0.6 mKarystos · 0.3 mChaniaNafplioChalkídaGoúva VávoulaSkýrosGreece
Tsunami of 22 April 1928: Greece
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Alexandroupoli · 1 kmGreece0.6 m401 km
Karystos · 0 kmGreece0.3 m125 km
Chania · 1 kmGreece–291 km
Nafplio · 1 kmGreece–51 km
Chalkída · 1 kmGreece–73 km
Goúva Vávoula · 1 kmGreece–57 km
Skýros · 1 kmGreece–170 km

Towns the wave reached

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