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1965 Greece Earthquake
9 March 1965 · Alonisos, Skopelos · Greece
On 9 March 1965 at 17:57 UTC, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Greece (Alonisos, Skopelos), at a depth of 18 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 40 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 38 people and injured 253.
- Date
- 9 March 1965
- Time
- 17:57 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.3
- Depth
- 18 km
- Deaths
- 38
- Injuries
- 253
- Estimated Damage
- 8 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Aegean Sea 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
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 1957Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia) · M 7.02 deaths
- 1954Greece · M 7.025 deaths
- 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