December 14, 558 Tsunami: Marmara Sea, Strait of Bosporus, Turkey
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7 earthquake began at Marmara Sea, Strait of Bosporus, Turkey on December 14, 558.
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
- December 14, 558
- Source
- Marmara Sea, Strait of Bosporus, Turkey
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Questionable tsunami
- Source location
- 40.900° N, 28.800° 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.
558, October 11 (December 11). Sea of Marmara, Strait of Bosporus. 49.9 N, 28.8 E, earthquake magnitude 7.0, intensity IX. Tsunami. (reference #2130)
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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 49.