365 Crete earthquake
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The 365 Crete earthquake occurred at about sunrise on 21 July 365 in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an assumed epicentre near Crete. Geologists today estimate the undersea earthquake to have been a m
Ruins of the Palazzo delle Colonne at Ptolemais, Libya, where column collapse and human remains found in the peristyle pool attest to sudden destruction caused by the earthquake
Raised beach 2 km west of Paleochora (Crete) showing wave-cut notch and sea caves uplifted by about 9 m during the earthquake
Sea advanced close to the baths at Sabratha (Libya)
Submerged harbors at Apollonia (Libya)
Tsunami
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A tsunami is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater explosions, lan
365 Crete earthquake
…Proconsularis (northern Libya), Egypt, Cyprus, Sicily, and Hispania (Spain). On Crete, nearly all towns were destroyed. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami which devastated the southern and eastern coasts of the Mediterranean, particularly Libya, Alexandria, and the Nile Delta, killing thousands and hurling…
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The wave further slows and amplifies as it hits land. Only the largest waves crest.