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Historic Earthquake
1965 Greece Earthquake
31 March 1965 · Greece
On 31 March 1965 at 09:47 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Greece, at a depth of 78 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 34 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 6 people.
- Date
- 31 March 1965
- Time
- 09:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 78 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 6
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Greece
- Nearest Volcano
- Methana Volcano (136 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1983Ionian Sea · M 7.2
- 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
- 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