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Historic Earthquake
1999 Athens Earthquake
7 September 1999 · Athens · Greece
On 7 September 1999 at 11:56 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Greece (Athens), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Aegean Sea Plate, 79 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 143 people and injured 1,600. 53,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 7 September 1999
- Time
- 11:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 143
- Injuries
- 1,600
- Homes Destroyed
- 53,000
- Estimated Damage
- 4.2 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Country
- Greece
- Nearest Volcano
- Methana Volcano (61 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1981Aegean Sea, Lesbos · M 7.5
- 19681968 Aegean Sea Earthquake · M 7.222 deaths
- 19561956 Amorgos Earthquake · M 7.756 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