Eastern Mediterranean Tsunami Of 1303 Crossword

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.
a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant.
a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.
a Mediterranean port city in Egypt.
reece's largest island, is known for its varied terrain, which ranges from fine-sand beaches at Elafonisi to the White Mountains.
an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.
a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.
e point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
a major tectonic plate straddling the equator as well as the prime meridian. It includes much of the continent of Africa, as well as oceanic crust which lies between the continent and various surrounding ocean ridges.
a small tectonic plate located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea under southern Greece and far western Turkey
the great size or extent of something.
a smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake, in the same area of the main shock.
mild tremor preceding the violent shaking movement of an earthquake.
a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life.
an exceptionally large ocean wave, especially one caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption