March 16, 1941 Tsunami: Calabrian Arc, Italy
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Calabrian Arc, Italy on March 16, 1941 at 18:48 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
- March 16, 1941, 18:48 UTC
- Source
- Calabrian Arc, Italy
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Tsunami intensity (Soloviev-Imamura)
- 2
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 38.300° 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.
Calabrian Arc, Island of Sicily, western shore. An earthquake took place in the north of the Egadi Islands. The earthquake in Trapani as well as in Palermo was accompanied by a roar and a very rough sea. (reference #2130)
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 3399.