February 20, 2023 Tsunami: Antalya, Turkey
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake began at Antalya, Turkey on February 20, 2023 at 17:04:29 UTC. Its effects were recorded at 1 place. It killed 6 people, counting the earthquake or eruption that caused it.
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
- February 20, 2023, 17:04:29 UTC
- Source
- Antalya, Turkey
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.3, 16 km deep
- Runups recorded
- 1
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- An event that only caused a seiche
- Source location
- 36.109° N, 36.017° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 6 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
- Injuries
- 764 with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Seiching only
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antalya | Turkey | 492 | Other |
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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 5973.