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Historic Earthquake
1956 Amorgos Earthquake
9 July 1956 · Dodecanese · Greece
On 9 July 1956 at 03:11 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Greece (Dodecanese), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 215 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 56 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 100. 529 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 9 July 1956
- Time
- 03:11 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 56
- Injuries
- 100
- Homes Destroyed
- 529
- Homes Damaged
- 3,232
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (20.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Greece
- Nearest Volcano
- Kolumbo (45 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1981Aegean Sea, Lesbos · M 7.5
- 1957Fethiye Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.318 deaths
- 1955Soke, Aydin · M 6.623 deaths
- 1948Dodecanese Islands · M 7.3
- 1927Oetylos (Laconia) · M 7.3
- 19261926 Earthquake Off Kos · M 7.0
- 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