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Historic Earthquake
1948 Greece Earthquake
9 February 1948 · Dodecanese Islands · Greece
On 9 February 1948 at 12:58 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Greece (Dodecanese Islands), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 114 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami. 573 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 9 February 1948
- Time
- 12:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 60 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Homes Destroyed
- 573
- Homes Damaged
- 1,539
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (7.3 m wave)
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Greece
- Nearest Volcano
- Nisyros (106 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
- 19331933 Kos Earthquake · M 6.4181 deaths
- 1928İzmir–Torbalı Earthquake of 1928 · M 6.5170 deaths
- 19261926 Earthquake Off Kos · M 7.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth