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3 mHighest wave

Tsunami of 6 July 1965: Greece

A tsunami started in Greece on 6 July 1965; cause: earthquake and landslide. The highest wave reached 3 m. It is recorded at 2 places. 1 people died.

6 July 196503:18 UTC
earthquake and landslideCause · M6.1
1Deaths
2Places the wave reached · probable

Where it started and where the wave arrived

Erateini · 1 mGalaxidiGreece
Tsunami of 6 July 1965: Greece
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m

Places the wave reached

TownCountries reachedWater heightFrom the sourceDeaths
Erateini · 1 kmGreece1 m27 km
Galaxidi · 0 kmGreece–14 km1

Towns the wave reached

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