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Historic Earthquake
1933 Kos Earthquake
23 April 1933 · Dodecanese Islands · Greece
On 23 April 1933 at 05:57 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Greece (Dodecanese Islands), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 102 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 181 people and injured 600.
- Date
- 23 April 1933
- Time
- 05:57 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 181
- Injuries
- 600
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Greece
- Nearest Volcano
- Nisyros (23 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2020Aegean Sea Earthquake of 2020 · M 7.0118 deaths
- 1957Fethiye Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.318 deaths
- 19561956 Amorgos Earthquake · M 7.756 deaths
- 1955Soke, Aydin · M 6.623 deaths
- 1948Dodecanese Islands · M 7.3
- 1928İzmir–Torbalı Earthquake of 1928 · M 6.5170 deaths
- 19261926 Earthquake Off Kos · M 7.0
- 1914Burdur, Kilinc · M 7.04,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth