May 13, 1995 Tsunami: Greece
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake began at Greece on May 13, 1995 at 08:47:12 UTC. Its effects were recorded at 1 place.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- 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
- May 13, 1995, 08:47:12 UTC
- Source
- Greece
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.6, 14 km deep
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
- Source location
- 40.149° N, 21.695° 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.
Captain of a freighter said that his ship moved wildly and the depth increased from 60 to 84 feet in the matter of a few hours. Depth was measured by an on-board fathometer. This depth increase was a step function, not a gradual increase. There was no physical evidence of a tsunami. Lander et al. (2003) references a personal communication (1995) with Dr. Costas Synolakis of the University of Southern California's Tsunami Reearch Center.
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece doubtful | Greece | 0 |
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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 2244.