April 11, 1881 Tsunami: Chios Island, Aegean Islands, Greece
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Chios Island, Aegean Islands, Greece on April 11, 1881.
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
- April 11, 1881
- Source
- Chios Island, Aegean Islands, Greece
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 38.200° N, 26.200° 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.
April 11, 1881, 38 deg 12 min N, 26 deg 12 min E, sea-quakes in Chios, validity 1. (reference #2427)
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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 3459.