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Historic Earthquake
1995 Aigio Earthquake
15 June 1995 · Aiyion, Eratini · Greece
On 15 June 1995 at 00:15 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Greece (Aiyion, Eratini), at a depth of 14 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 11 km from its boundary with the Aegean Sea Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 26 people and injured 60.
- Date
- 15 June 1995
- Time
- 00:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 14 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 26
- Injuries
- 60
- Estimated Damage
- 660 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (1.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Greece
- Nearest Volcano
- Methana Volcano (127 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