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1914 Greece Earthquake
27 November 1914 · Leukas Island · Greece
On 27 November 1914 at 14:39 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Greece (Leukas Island), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 18 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 14 people.
- Date
- 27 November 1914
- Time
- 14:39 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 14
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Greece
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1983Ionian Sea · M 7.2
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 1957Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia) · M 7.02 deaths
- 19541954 Sofades Earthquake · M 6.731 deaths
- 1954Greece · M 7.025 deaths
- 19531953 Ionian Earthquake · M 7.2476 deaths
- 1947S, Pylia (Messinia) · M 7.33 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