1769 Tsunami: Corinth Gulf, Greece
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake began at Corinth Gulf, Greece in 1769.
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
- 1769
- Source
- Corinth Gulf, Greece
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.5
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Probable tsunami
- Source location
- 38.400° N, 12.200° E
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Sea flowed back in Desfina. (reference #2427)
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 3493.