Region
Central Greece
Greece · Europe
Central Greece is a region of Greece, in Europe. It spans the Aegean Sea and Eurasian plates. Records include 3 major earthquakes since 1900 and 5 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- TsunamiMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Urban FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19951995 Aigio Earthquake · M 6.526 deaths
- 19811981 Gulf of Corinth Earthquakes · M 6.722 deaths
- 1965Central Greece · M 7.16 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2008Sw. Corinth Gulf, Greece · 2.0 m
- 1995Gulf of Corinth: Aiyion, Greece · 1.0 m26 deaths
- 1965North Corinth Gulf, Greece · 3.0 m2 deaths
- 1963Corinth Gulf, Greece · 6.0 m2 deaths
- 1928Corinthos-Patras Gulf, Greece · 0.6 m20 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002