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Tsunami of 11 August 1953: off Greece

A tsunami started off the coast of Greece on 11 August 1953; cause: earthquake. The highest wave reached 1 m. It is recorded at 3 places.

11 August 195303:32 UTC
earthquakeCause · M6.8
–Deaths
3Places the wave reached · probable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Itháki · 1 mSami · 1 mLássioff Greece
Tsunami of 11 August 1953: off Greece
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Itháki · 1 kmGreece1 m31 km
Sami · 1 kmGreece1 m17 km
Lássi · 1 kmGreece–12 km

Towns the wave reached

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