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Historic Earthquake
1927 Greece Earthquake
1 July 1927 · Oetylos (Laconia) · Greece
On 1 July 1927 at 08:19 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Greece (Oetylos (Laconia)), at a depth of 120 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 117 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 1 July 1927
- Time
- 08:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 120 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Greece
- Nearest Volcano
- Methana Volcano (110 km)
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
- 19561956 Amorgos Earthquake · M 7.756 deaths
- 19541954 Sofades Earthquake · M 6.731 deaths
- 19531953 Ionian Earthquake · M 7.2476 deaths
- 1947S, Pylia (Messinia) · M 7.33 deaths
- 19031903 Kythera Earthquake · M 7.82 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth