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Historic Earthquake
1903 Kythera Earthquake
11 August 1903 · Mitata (Kythera) · Greece
On 11 August 1903 at 04:32 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Greece (Mitata (Kythera)), at a depth of 100 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 63 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 2 people.
- Date
- 11 August 1903
- Time
- 04:32 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 100 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Greece
- Nearest Volcano
- Milos (150 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19951995 Aigio Earthquake · M 6.526 deaths
- 19811981 Gulf of Corinth Earthquakes · M 6.722 deaths
- 1965Southern · M 6.232 deaths
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 19561956 Amorgos Earthquake · M 7.756 deaths
- 1947S, Pylia (Messinia) · M 7.33 deaths
- 19281928 Corinth Earthquake · M 6.020 deaths
- 1927Oetylos (Laconia) · M 7.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth