Tsunamis of Turkey
Every tsunami NOAA records that began in or off Turkey, oldest to newest.
Turkey’s tsunamis on the map
At the source, colored by the highest water recorded. A ring is an event NCEI rates doubtful or questionable.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The record
- Events
- 77
- Probable or definite
- 28
- Deaths counted
- 479,690
The deadliest
- December 13, 115, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- May 1598, South Black Sea, Turkey
- February 6, 2023, Gulf of Iskenderun, Turkey
- December 26, 1939, South Black Sea, Turkey
- August 13, 1822, Antiochia, Turkey
- August 17, 1999, Kocaeli, Turkey
- July 10, 1688, Izmir, Turkey
- September 10, 1509, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- May 22, 1766, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- August 9, 1912, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- September 2, 1754, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- April 3, 1872, Samandag (Suaidiya), Turkey
- July 10, 1894, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- October 30, 2020, Aegean Sea, Turkey
- April 19, 1878, Gulf of Izmit, Turkey
Every event
Newest first.
- April 23, 2025, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- February 20, 2023, Antalya, Turkey
- February 6, 2023, Eastern Turkey
- February 6, 2023, Gulf of Iskenderun, Turkey
- October 30, 2020, Aegean Sea, Turkey
- July 20, 2017, Gulf of Gökova, Turkey
- August 17, 1999, Kocaeli, Turkey
- September 3, 1968, Black Sea, Turkey
- September 18, 1963, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- May 23, 1961, Asia Minor, Turkey
- October 6, 1944, Edremit Gulf, Aegean Sea, Turkey
- December 26, 1939, South Black Sea, Turkey
- January 4, 1935, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- May 3, 1928, Western Turkey
- August 9, 1912, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- July 10, 1894, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- April 19, 1878, Gulf of Izmit, Turkey
- April 3, 1872, Samandag (Suaidiya), Turkey
- August 21, 1859, Imroz - Aegean Sea, Turkey
- September 17, 1857, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- February 13, 1855, Asia Minor, Turkey
- September 8, 1852, Asia Minor, Turkey
- May 12, 1852, Asia Minor, Turkey
- April 3, 1851, Asia Minor, Turkey
- February 28, 1851, Fetiye, Asia Minor, Turkey
- July 25, 1846, Izmir, Turkey
- 1846, Ismir, Turkey
- May 23, 1829, Istanbul, Turkey
- May 23, 1829, Constantinople, Turkey
- August 13, 1822, Antiochia, Turkey
- November 24, 1772, Aegean Sea, Turkey
- May 22, 1766, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- September 16, 1754, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- September 2, 1754, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- March 14, 1743, Antalya, Turkey
- July 10, 1688, Izmir, Turkey
- July 10, 1668, Smyrna, W. Turkey
- November 30, 1667, Izmir, Turkey
- April 5, 1646, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- May 1598, South Black Sea, Turkey
- July 17, 1577, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- September 10, 1509, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- 1489, South Coasts of Asia Minor, Turkey
- May 25, 1419, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- December 29, 1408, Antioch, Turkey
- October 20, 1343, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- October 18, 1343, Marmara Sea, Strait of Bosporus, Turkey
- February 12, 1332, Constantinople, Turkey
- August 11, 1265, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- March 11, 1231, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- September 23, 1065, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- February 2, 1039, Constantinople, Turkey
- March 12, 1036, Levantian Sea, Turkey
- October 25, 989, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- October 26, 986, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- October 26, 975, Marmara Sea, Strait of Bosporus, Turkey
- 859, Samandag (Suaidiya), Turkey
- December 19, 803, Gulf of Iskenderun, Turkey
- October 26, 740, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- December 14, 558, Marmara Sea, Strait of Bosporus, Turkey
- 557, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- August 15, 555, Thrace, Turkey
- July 9, 551, Levantian Sea, Turkey
- 543, Black Sea, Turkey
- September 25, 478, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- January 26, 450, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- January 26, 447, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- April 1, 407, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- November 368, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- October 11, 368, Lake Ascania (Iznik), Turkey
- August 24, 358, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- 344, Marmara Sea, Dardanelles, Turkey
- 262, South Coasts of Asia Minor, Turkey
- 120, Marmara Sea, Turkey
- December 13, 115, Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
- 68, South Coasts of Asia Minor, Turkey
- 1300 BC, Ionian Coasts, Troad, Turkey
By country
- Albania13
- Algeria16
- Antarctica8
- Antigua and Barbuda2
- Argentina6
- Atlantic Ocean4
- Australia59
- Azerbaijan5
- Baltic Sea1
- Bangladesh6
- Barbados3
- Brazil13
- Bulgaria4
- Cameroon2
- Canada36
- Chile169
- China44
- Colombia8
- Congo2
- Cook Islands4
- Costa Rica19
- Croatia18
- Cuba7
- Cyprus6
- Dead Sea1
- Denmark1
- Dominica1
- Dominican Republic6
- East China Sea2
- Ecuador9
- Egypt5
- El Salvador8
- Eritrea1
- Fiji9
- Finland1
- France15
- French Polynesia5
- Georgia2
- Germany2
- Ghana3
- Greece189
- Greenland9
- Grenada2
- Guadeloupe8
- Guatemala9
- Haiti13
- Honduras7
- Iceland10
- India21
- Indonesia269
- Iran6
- Ireland1
- Irish Sea1
- Israel9
- Italy162
- Jamaica11
- Japan385
- Jordan2
- Kenya1
- Kermadec Islands4
- Korea1
- Lebanon6
- Marshall Islands1
- Martinique12
- Mexico84
- Micronesia6
- Montenegro4
- Montserrat5
- Morocco4
- Myanmar3
- Nauru1
- Nepal1
- Netherlands6
- New Caledonia25
- New Zealand92
- Nicaragua8
- North Korea3
- North Sea1
- Northwest Pacific Ocean2
- Norway33
- Pacific Ocean1
- Pakistan4
- Panama10
- Papua New Guinea82
- Peru77
- Philippines113
- Poland2
- Portugal43
- Romania3
- Russia112
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
- Samoa16
- Scotland1
- Senegal1
- Solomon Islands48
- South Africa4
- South Korea14
- Spain19
- Sri Lanka2
- Sudan1
- Sweden3
- Switzerland4
- Syria8
- Taiwan29
- Togo3
- Tonga23
- Trinidad and Tobago4
- Tunisia2
- Turkey77
- Turkmenistan3
- UK Territories5
- Ukraine12
- United Kingdom52
- United States288
- Uruguay4
- US Territories27
- Vanuatu53
- Venezuela28
- Vietnam6
- Wallis and Futuna1
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.