Tsunami
(15) 15 April 1979, Montenegro
Event 15. 15 April 1979, Montenegro Figure. Part of the original tide-gauge record from Bar between 13 and 16 April 1979. The onset of abrupt
15. April 1978.
After description given is tsunami intensity on Papadopoulos-Imamura 12-grade scale (I), and reliability (R) of the event (2 = questionable tsunami; 3 = probable tsunami; 4 = definite tsunami). The earthquake data for events at the western coast are taken from Italian Earthquake Catalogue (CPTI, 2004) and Boschi et al. (1995, 1997), and for eastern coast from the Croatian earthquake catalogue (Herak et al., 1996).
Tsunami
(14) 11 January 1962, Makarska
Event 14. 11 January 1962, Makarska In January 1962 Makarska and the surrounding area at the foot of Biokovo mountain was struck by a series
11. January 1962.
(13) 30 October 1930, Senigallia
Event 13. 30 October 1930, Senigallia On 30 October 1930 the town of Senigallia and coastal area around Ancona was hit by a strong earthquake
30. October 1930.
(12) 16 August 1916, Rimini
Event 12. 16 August 1916, Rimini On 17 May 1916 northeastern coast of Italy was hit by a destructive earthquake.This main shock was the first
16. August 1916.
(11) 8 December 1889, Gargano
Event 11. 8 December 1889, Gargano On 8 December 1889 the Gargano promontory was struck by a a damaging earthquake (VII MCS) struck with epicentre
8. December 1889.
(10) 17 March 1875, Rimini, Pesaro, Ancona
Event 10. 17 March 1875, Rimini, Pesaro, Ancona On 17 March 1875 the western Adriatic coast was struck by a major earthquake (VIII MCS). The
17. March 1875.
Tsunami
(9) 16 August 1845, Dubrovnik
Event 9. 16 August 1845, Dubrovnik Local contemporary newspapers reported that on 16 August 1845 Dubrovnik was struck by an apparently stong earthquake: “The trembling
16. August 1845.
Tsunami
(8) 10 August 1838, Rijeka
Event 8. 10 August 1838, Rijeka On 10 August 1838, strong earthquake (VII MCS) hit Rijeka and nearby towns Bakar and Kraljevica. According to newspapers
10. August 1838.
Tsunami
(7) 21 September 1780, Boka Kotorska
Event 7. 21 September 1780, Boka Kotorska On 21 September 1780 a destructive earthquake (VII-VIII MCS) shook the area of Boka Kotorska. It was followed
21. September 1780.
(6) 20 February 1743, Brindisi
Event 6. 20 February 1743, Brindisi On 20 February 1743 the southermost part of the Italy bordering the Adriatic (the Salento peninsula) was struck by
20. February 1743.
(5) 20 March 1731, Apulia
Event 5. 20 March 1731, Apulia On 20 March 1731 the Gargano peninsula was struck by one of the strongest earthquakes (IX MCS), with the
31. March 1731.
(4) 14 April 1672, Rimini
Event 4. 14 April 1672, Rimini On 14 April 1672 the area of Rimini was hit by a strong earthquake (VIII MCS) that killed many
14. April 1672.
Tsunami
(3) 6 April 1667, Dubrovnik
Event 3. 6 April 1667, Dubrovnik On 6 April 1667 at about 9 am, Dubrovnik was struck by a catastrophic earthquake (X MCS) and most
6. April 1667.
(2) 30 July 1627, Gargano
Event 2. 30 July 1627, Gargano The tsunami of 30 July 1627 was the strongest tsunami in the Adriatic in moderm history. It was caused
30. July 1627.
(1) 26 March 1511, Gulf of Venice
Event 1. 26 March 1511, Gulf of Venice On 26 March 1511 north-eastern Italy was struck by a strong earthquake (IX MCS), with epicentre located
26. March 1511.