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1947 Greece Earthquake
6 October 1947 · S, Pylia (Messinia) · Greece
On 6 October 1947 at 19:55 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Greece (S, Pylia (Messinia)), at a depth of 28 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 57 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 3 people and injured 29. 7,800 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 6 October 1947
- Time
- 19:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 28 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 29
- Homes Destroyed
- 7,800
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (1.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Greece
- Nearest Volcano
- Methana Volcano (155 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1983Ionian Sea · M 7.2
- 19811981 Gulf of Corinth Earthquakes · M 6.722 deaths
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 1957Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia) · M 7.02 deaths
- 19541954 Sofades Earthquake · M 6.731 deaths
- 19531953 Ionian Earthquake · M 7.2476 deaths
- 1927Oetylos (Laconia) · M 7.3
- 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