October 1750 Tsunami: Maritza River, Bulgaria
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Maritza River, Bulgaria in October 1750.
Where the waves reached
The source of the tsunami. No runup with a place is recorded for it.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- October 1750
- Source
- Maritza River, Bulgaria
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- A lake or river, not the ocean
- How certain
- An event that only caused a seiche
- Source location
- 42.100° N, 24.800° E
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million) with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000) with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
October 10, 1750, intensity 10 - 10.5. The town of Plovdiv is ravaged by a great earthquake. Overflow of the river Maritza which floods the close villages. (reference #1093)
1750. In Romania; especially at Philippopoli. The river Maritza quitted its bed, and inundated the surrounding villages. Philippopoli was ruined. The Journal Historique does not give the month. (reference #521)
More
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI tsunami event 3688.