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Historic Earthquake
1965 Greece Earthquake
5 April 1965 · Southern · Greece
On 5 April 1965 at 03:12 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Greece (Southern), at a depth of 34 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 80 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 32 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 5 April 1965
- Time
- 03:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 34 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 32
- Injuries
- 200
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Greece
- Nearest Volcano
- Methana Volcano (135 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1983Ionian Sea · M 7.2
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 1957Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia) · M 7.02 deaths
- 1954Greece · M 7.025 deaths
- 19531953 Ionian Earthquake · M 7.2476 deaths
- 1947S, Pylia (Messinia) · M 7.33 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