1956 Amorgos earthquake

The epicentre lay south of Amorgos, the easternmost island of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea. The quake struck at 5:11 a.m. local time on 9 July and was followed by tsunami waves that reached many coasts in Greece and Turkey, with Amorgos itself taking extensive damage. Fifty-three casualties were recorded.

Date and time (UTC)

1956-07-09T03:11

Highest recorded water height (m)

20

Cause, as the catalogue records it

earthquake and landslide

Magnitude of the causing earthquake

7.7

Deaths, as sources state them

53

NCEI event page

www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/1859

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, landslide, aegean, greece, cyclades

Coordinates: 36.664, 25.957

Part of Tsunamis with waves of 15 metres or more from 1950 to 1999

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