Euro-Mediterranean Tsunami Catalogue (EMTC), version 1.0

Type Dataset Class type Dati Sismologici e Infrasonici (terrestri e marini)

Tsunamis Historical Tsunamis Euro-Mediterranean Region Tsunami Intensity


Unified catalogue of tsunamis generated in the Euro-Mediterranean area and connected seas, from 6150 BC to 2014. The Catalogue of Euro-Mediterranean Tsunamis (EMTC), which contains 290 tsunamis, is the result of a systematic and detailed revision of the regional catalogues available in literature for the area under study, each of which has its own format and a different level of accuracy. The data and descriptions of the tsunamis included in the catalogue are the result of the analysis of about 900 bibliographic sources, including historical documents, books, scientific reports, newspapers and previously published catalogues.
The catalogue provides a detailed description of each event with photo, map, tide gauge records, etc., as well as a complete list of the bibliographic sources used. Most of the events have a high reliability value (3="probable" and 4="certain") and this makes the Euro-Mediterranean Tsunami Catalogue (EMTC) an essential tool for estimating tsunami hazard.

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Cite as

Maramai A., Graziani L., Brizuela B. (2014). Euro-Mediterranean Tsunami Catalogue (EMTC), version 1.0 [Data set]. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/tsunami/emtc.1.0

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Field Value
Version 1.0
Dataset Identifier (DOI) 10.13127/tsunami/emtc.1.0
Acronym EMTC
Other Identifier OthId Identifier: ingv_348
OthId Organization: INGV
Dataset Themes TECH
Publisher Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Release Date 01-01-2014
Modification Date 23-02-2023
Geographical Name Organizational Unit Responsible Competence Area
GeoNames URL Not available
Dataset Languages ITA
Temporal Coverage From 01-01-0001 until 01-01-2014
Rights holder Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
ROR 00qps9a02
IPA ingv
Update frequency never
Version Of Not available
Spatial extent {"type": "MultiPolygon","coordinates": [[[ [-56.3,69.82], [41,69.82], [41,28.28], [-56.3,28.28], [-56.3,69.82] ]]]}
Authors MARAMAI Alessandra
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
GRAZIANI Laura
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
BRIZUELA Beatriz
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy

Other contributors

  • MARAMAI Alessandra (Data Collector)
  • GRAZIANI Laura (Data Collector)
  • BRIZUELA Beatriz (Data Curator)

Data schema

Newer datasets

  • The dataset has the following newer version
    • Maramai, A., Graziani, L., Brizuela, B. (2019). Euro-Mediterranean Tsunami Catalogue (EMTC), version 2.0 (Version 2.0) [Data set]. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/TSUNAMI/EMTC.2.0