June 11, 1794 Tsunami: Corinth Gulf, Greece
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake and a landslide began at Corinth Gulf, Greece on June 11, 1794 at 03:00 UTC.
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
- June 11, 1794, 03:00 UTC
- Source
- Corinth Gulf, Greece
- Cause
- Earthquake and landslide
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 5.5
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Probable tsunami
- Source location
- 38.300° N, 22.300° 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.
1794 06 11 (old style), Galaxidi, NW Corinth Gulf, Central Greece: According to an anonymous manuscript written in c.1796, a tsunami was caused by coastal slump due to a strong earthquake near Galaxidi. (reference #10357)
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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 3432.