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| Local date | 426 BC |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | Unknown |
| Epicenter | 38°52′N 22°37′E / 38.87°N 22.62°E |
| Areas affected | Ancient Greece |
| Tsunami | Yes |
| Casualties | Unknown |
The 426 BC Malian Gulf tsunami devastated the coasts of the Malian and Euboean Gulfs, Greece, in the summer of 426 BC.[1][2] Thucydides inquired into its causes, and concluded that the tsunami must have been caused by an earthquake.[3] He was thus historically the first known to correctly interpret the cause of a tsunami as a preceding geological event.[4] Herodotus, in contrast, had attributed the Potidaea tsunami to the divine wrath of Poseidon.[5]
- ^ Antonopoulos 1992, pp. 83–93
- ^ "Malian Gulf, Greece Tsunami". prezi.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Thucydides: "A History of the Peloponnesian War", 3.89.2–5
- ^ Smid 1970, pp. 103f.
- ^ Herodotus: "The Histories", 8.129