426 BC Malian Gulf tsunami

426 BC Malian Gulf tsunami
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

[1] Antonopoulos 1992, pp. 83–93

[2] "Malian Gulf, Greece Tsunami". prezi.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

[Thucydides_3.89.2-5-3] Thucydides: "A History of the Peloponnesian War", 3.89.2–5

[4] Smid 1970, pp. 103f.

[5] Herodotus: "The Histories", 8.129

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