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Historic Earthquake
1932 Ierissos Earthquake
26 September 1932 · Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki) · Greece
On 26 September 1932 at 19:20 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Greece (Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki)), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 65 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 161 people and injured 669. 4,106 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 26 September 1932
- Time
- 19:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Depth
- 35 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 161
- Injuries
- 669
- Homes Destroyed
- 4,106
- Homes Damaged
- 3,218
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Greece
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1981Aegean Sea, Lesbos · M 7.5
- 19681968 Aegean Sea Earthquake · M 7.222 deaths
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 1928Popovitsa · M 7.0
- 1912Tekirdağ–Mürefte Earthquake of 1912 · M 7.22,800 deaths
- 1905Aegean Sea · M 7.211 deaths
- 1904Struma · M 7.8
- 1904Struma · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth