96Tsunamis
Tsunamis in Greece
Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Greece: 96 events and 433 recorded places; the highest wave 30 m; 5,029 deaths on these coasts.
96Tsunamis
433Places the wave reached
30 mHighest wave
5,029Deaths
Where it started and where the wave arrived
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m
Every tsunami
| Date | Cause | Places the wave reached | Highest wave | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2025off Greece | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 15 January 2022off Tonga | volcanic eruption | 3 | 0.1 m | |
| 12 October 2021Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 30 October 2020off Greece | earthquake | 108 | 3.4 m | |
| 2 May 2020off Greece | earthquake | 14 | 1 m | |
| 25 October 2018off Greece | earthquake | 3 | 1.5 m | |
| 20 July 2017off Türkiye | earthquake | 23 | 1.5 m | |
| 12 June 2017off Greece | earthquake | 1 | 0.2 m | |
| 12 October 2013off Greece | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 15 June 2013off Greece | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 1 July 2009off Greece | earthquake | 3 | 0.3 m | |
| 22 August 2008Greece | unknown cause | 1 | 1.5 m | |
| 14 August 2003Greece | earthquake | 1 | 0.5 m | |
| 24 March 2002off Greece | unknown cause | 1 | 4 m | |
| 5 April 2000off Greece | earthquake and landslide | 1 | 0.5 m | |
| 1 January 1996off Greece | landslide | 1 | – | |
| 15 June 1995Greece | earthquake and landslide | 2 | 1 m | |
| 18 November 1992Greece | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 11 February 1984off Greece | earthquake and landslide | 1 | – | |
| 6 August 1983off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 17 January 1983off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 4 March 1981Greece | earthquake | 2 | 1.3 m | |
| 24 February 1981off Greece | earthquake | 4 | 1 m | |
| 20 June 1978Greece | earthquake | 2 | 0.4 m | |
| 5 December 1968off Greece | earthquake and landslide | 1 | 1.2 m | |
| 19 February 1968off Greece | earthquake | 3 | 1.2 m | |
| 6 July 1965Greece | earthquake and landslide | 2 | 1 m | 1 |
| 9 March 1965off Greece | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 7 February 1963Greece | landslide | 9 | 6 m | 2 |
| 2 November 1956Greece | earthquake | 1 | 1.2 m | |
| 9 July 1956off Greece | earthquake and landslide | 86 | 20 m | 3 |
| 9 July 1956off Greece | earthquake | 1 | 10 m | |
| 16 July 1955Türkiye | earthquake | 2 | 2 m | |
| 19 April 1955Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 11 August 1953off Greece | earthquake | 3 | 1 m | |
| 12 August 1953off Greece | earthquake | 3 | – | |
| 9 August 1953off Greece | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 23 July 1949off Türkiye | earthquake | 3 | 2 m | |
| 22 April 1948off Greece | earthquake | 1 | 1 m | |
| 9 February 1948Greece | earthquake | 12 | 7.3 m | |
| 6 October 1947Greece | earthquake and landslide | 1 | – | |
| 26 September 1932off Greece | earthquake | 2 | 2 m | |
| 3 May 1928Türkiye | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 22 April 1928Greece | earthquake | 7 | 0.6 m | |
| 27 April 1928Pacific Ocean | probably an earthquake | 1 | 0.6 m | |
| 5 December 1923off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 7 August 1915off Greece | earthquake | 2 | 1.5 m | |
| 24 January 1912off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 8 November 1905off Greece | earthquake and landslide | 1 | 3 m | 5 |
| 5 July 1902Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 22 January 1899Greece | earthquake | 2 | 1 m | |
| 3 December 1898off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 27 April 1894off Greece | earthquake and landslide | 2 | 3 m | |
| 9 February 1893off Greece | earthquake | 2 | 1 m | |
| 9 September 1888Greece | earthquake and landslide | 1 | – | |
| 3 October 1887Greece | earthquake | 3 | – | |
| 27 August 1886Greece | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 20 September 1867off Greece | earthquake | 18 | 2.7 m | |
| 7 March 1867Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 6 February 1866off Greece | earthquake | 1 | 8.6 m | |
| 26 December 1861Greece | earthquake and landslide | 5 | 2.1 m | |
| 13 November 1856off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 18 August 1853Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 23 May 1851Pacific Ocean | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 3 April 1851off Türkiye | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 25 July 1846Pacific Ocean | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 12 July 1835Pacific Ocean | unknown cause | 1 | – | |
| 23 August 1817off Greece | earthquake | 4 | 12 m | 18 |
| 2 November 1791off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 14 May 1748off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 25 February 1742off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 31 January 1741off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| November 1732off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 29 September 1650off Greece | volcano and landslide | 9 | 30 m | |
| 5 November 1633off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 9 March 1630off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 5 May 1622off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 8 November 1612off Greece | probably an earthquake | 1 | – | |
| April 1609off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 28 June 1585off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 1 July 1494off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 3 October 1481off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 3 May 1481off Greece | earthquake | 1 | 3 m | |
| June 1402Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 20 March 1389off Türkiye | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 8 August 1303off Greece | earthquake | 3 | – | |
| 15 August 554off Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| April 551Greece | earthquake and landslide | 2 | – | |
| 21 July 365off Greece | earthquake | 4 | – | 5,000 |
| 142off Türkiye | earthquake | 4 | – | |
| 62Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 227 BCoff Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 373 BCoff Greece | earthquake and landslide | 1 | – | |
| 426 BCGreece | earthquake | 11 | – | |
| 479 BCoff Greece | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 1610 BCoff Greece | volcanic eruption | 1 | – |
Towns the wave reached
SamosTsunamis: 38
KosTsunamis: 16
LaermaTsunamis: 9
FlokaTsunamis: 7
AnalipsiTsunamis: 7
KarpathosTsunamis: 7
BochaliTsunamis: 7
AigioTsunamis: 6
Potámi KarlovasíouTsunamis: 5
FournoiTsunamis: 5
PythagoreioTsunamis: 5
GalaxidiTsunamis: 5
IerapetraTsunamis: 4
ChrysiTsunamis: 4
ChiosTsunamis: 4
PsalidiTsunamis: 4
MastambásTsunamis: 4
AstypálaiaTsunamis: 4