Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Sea 2000 B.C. - 2000 A.D.
This volume contains descriptions of about 300 tsunamis and of similar known phenomena in the Mediterranean Sea. Earthquakes and other processes generating tsunamis are also described. The intensity of tsunami waves is estimated, the causes of tsunami generation are given together with the reliability of the information. The literary data are given on coordinates and magnitudes of tsunamigenic earthquakes. Eighteen zones of tsunami generation are identified, which have been subdivided into four groups according to the maximum intensity and periodicity.