- Type:
- Tsunami
- Date:
- August 12, 1953 CE
- Location:
- Ionian Sea
- Deaths:
- 476
- Injuries:
- 2,412
- Damage:
- ~$100M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
- NOAA_TSUNAMI
Other tsunami records of 1953 CE
- Levantian Sea · 40 deaths
- Central Chile · 9 deaths
- Fiji Islands · 8 deaths
- N. Peru · 6 deaths
- Kashima, Japan · 1 deaths
- Tasmania · 1 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7 · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1953 CE Tsunami — Ionian Sea happen?
- August 12, 1953 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Historical Tsunami Database, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 476. Historical death tolls vary by source.