Region
Peloponnese
Greece · Europe
Peloponnese is a region of Greece, in Europe. It lies on the Aegean Sea Plate. Records include 4 major earthquakes since 1900 and 1 tsunami 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.
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- River FloodMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Urban FloodLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19861986 Kalamata Earthquake · M 5.820 deaths
- 1965Southern · M 6.232 deaths
- 1947S, Pylia (Messinia) · M 7.33 deaths
- 19281928 Corinth Earthquake · M 6.020 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1981Athens-Eastern Gulf of Corinth, Greece · 1.0 m22 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002