May 5, 1622 Earthquake: Southern Greece

Date

May 5, 1622

Place

Southern Greece

Intensity

10 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

Yes: the tsunami it caused

Epicenter

37.500° N, 21.000° E

Country

Greece

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

• December 856, Korinthos,patrai (Patras), Greece45,000 deaths · 173 km
• July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, GreeceM7.1 · 5,000 deaths · 152 km
• September 30, 1636, Cephalonia, GreeceM7.2 · 520 deaths · 91 km
• August 12, 1953, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia), GreeceM7.2 · 476 deaths · $100 million · 30,439 houses destroyed · 91 km
• December 29, 1820, Zakinthos (Zante), GreeceM6.9 · 388 deaths · 379 houses destroyed · 35 km
• August 27, 1886, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra, GreeceM6.8 · 326 deaths · 6,000 houses destroyed · 76 km
• July 11, 1767, Kefalonia, GreeceM6.7 · 303 deaths · 2,642 houses destroyed · 97 km
• February 4, 1867, Cephalonia, GreeceM7.2 · 223 deaths · 3,200 houses destroyed · 96 km
• August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, GreeceM6.6 · 128 deaths · 138 km
• February 25, 1742, Zakynthos, GreeceM6.6 · 120 deaths · 23 km
• August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), GreeceM7 · 100 deaths · 172 km
• September 30, 1870, GreeceM7.5 · 100 deaths · 172 km
• November 2, 1791, Zante, Gastuni, GreeceM7 · 80 deaths · 189 km
• March 23, 1783, Lefkada, GreeceM6.5 · 60 deaths · 133 km
• January 19, 1825, Leukas, Ionian Islands, GreeceM6.5 · 60 deaths · 151 km

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