September 29, 480 BC Tsunami: Saronic Gulf, Greece
A tsunami caused by an earthquake began at Saronic Gulf, Greece on September 29, 480 BC.
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
- September 29, 480 BC
- Source
- Saronic Gulf, Greece
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- The earthquake
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Very doubtful tsunami
- Source location
- 37.900° N, 23.500° 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.
480 B.C. September, Saronic Gulf. According to Herodotus an earthquake as felt on shore and at sea, probably in the Saronic Gulf. (reference #9116)
Earthquake in the morning in the land and in the sea. (reference #2427)
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 3469.