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Historic Earthquake
1954 Sofades Earthquake
30 April 1954 · Sophades (Karditsa) · Greece
On 30 April 1954 at 13:02 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Greece (Sophades (Karditsa)), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 97 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 31 people and injured 717.
- Date
- 30 April 1954
- Time
- 13:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 31
- Injuries
- 717
- Homes Damaged
- 13,356
- Estimated Damage
- 3 million US dollars
- 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
- 19531953 Ionian Earthquake · M 7.2476 deaths
- 1947S, Pylia (Messinia) · M 7.33 deaths
- 1927Oetylos (Laconia) · M 7.3
- 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