February 28, 92 BC Tsunami: Levantian Sea, Cyprus
A tsunami probably caused by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake began at Levantian Sea, Cyprus on February 28, 92 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
- February 28, 92 BC
- Source
- Levantian Sea, Cyprus
- Cause
- Questionable earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.1
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
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.
92 BC Feb 28, Levant. Ben-Menahem (1979, 289) places a large-magnitude earthquake with an epicentre south-east of Cyprus and dates it to 28 February 92 BC. He says that a large seismic sea wave hit the Levantine cities and that the associated shock was felt in Syria and Israel, assigning to it a magnitude of MS 7.1. His sources are Plassard and Kogoj (1968b), Willis (1928) and two other sources, which he does not give. Plassard and Kogoj, who do not quote a reference, but who must have taken this information from Sieberg (1932b, 198), say that the shock of 92 BC was strong in Syria and that it was felt in Egypt. According to Willis the earthquake affected Syria and the island of Cyprus, which information he takes from Mallet (1852, 3), who quotes as his source Hoff (1840, 162). This author, the last in the series, who does not mention his sources, is responsible, according to Oberhummer (1903, 138) for creating a spurious event. (reference #9116)
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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 6181.