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Historic Earthquake
1968 Aegean Sea Earthquake
19 February 1968 · Aegean Sea, St Eustratios · Greece
On 19 February 1968 at 22:45 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Greece (Aegean Sea, St Eustratios), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 81 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 22 people and injured 18. 500 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 19 February 1968
- Time
- 22:45 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 22
- Injuries
- 18
- Homes Destroyed
- 500
- Homes Damaged
- 1,951
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (1.2 m wave)
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Greece
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1983Aegean Sea · M 7.0
- 1981Aegean Sea, Lesbos · M 7.5
- 1965Greece · M 7.16 deaths
- 1957Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia) · M 7.02 deaths
- 1954Greece · M 7.025 deaths
- 1953Yenice–Gönen Earthquake of 1953 · M 7.31,070 deaths
- 1912Tekirdağ–Mürefte Earthquake of 1912 · M 7.22,800 deaths
- 1905Aegean Sea · M 7.211 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth